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personal and. highly offensive in l'anguage. You. -say, "No Q!/ence has been givsll. .
or intended. " 1nd, yet you :1ntensii'y -its perBOnality atd' offens;Lveness' by saying
in yours of the 19th ults.. that yPU "could-not, - nor wti:uld j.f you e.oul.d." amend -
or retract any part of i t~ (Your report) . :: You have,-.as' it were, sworn out a
warrant', and so far as 'yo~ oou;td, fil-ed· an indie'tlDent' agJlinst. me .. (the onlJ
one on record)· unsustained by eharges,~ and spec1fic~tions . To!1W no offence
has been given ox 'intended, and yet no 'retraction or. honorable 'amends, str:i.p:s the
as-sertion of every semblance' 01 sinceri.tY and exhibits a degree of unmanliness ,
which at once excites 'faelings 'of ,camm:ing1-ed pity and rcontempt~ ~ -
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Respecttully. 'Isaac ROss •
• '~". No .. 4 •
Oct. 20th, 1890.
Mr. Isaac Ross. ..0
Dear .Sir".,
The character of yours of the 13th inst • .forbids furt.her
notice on my part. Our social and official relations will- cease Wi th this date.
We will pass and repasEt in: future .. as strangers.
-, . -_ Respecttiilly. '
J. S. -Ne1l1l&ll
Montgomery, , Ala.
Jamary 13th, 1892.
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At a c'alled meeting bf the Board of Trustees 01.""-the Agrieultural. tam. Mechanical-'
College of Alabama. he~d 'in the EXecutive office at the .Gapit.-ol on January" 13th"
1892. ~.call of,the roll of the roll ~he~ . l$re _ p~sE!ntl - ; ,. - - J'" - ,~
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Thos. 0. Jones, ' ,(}overnor ot the ... State ani 'Ex-Qff ..
J . G-. ' Ha.rri~, Supt. of EducatiPn ,and
President-of the Board .... 'l.
Messrs. A.rmstrong~ ' Gilchrist, Ligon.-and -Lindsay.
I Absent: Messrs. Bishop, Kolb, Harris:, 'Haralson, and stanse);.
A quorum being present, 1the JTesident of the college utrdtted 'the following
report. f ., •
To the Board of .Trtrstees
of the A & M College
, 'l 'Lv' I respectfully .
report that George .B. 'Bryant resigned the off ice. of: Director of the Laboratory ,
of Mecnamc Arts Sept. 16th l89x; and,that with 'the approval of the .Faculty
I temporarily appointed 1st ' Asst. J,. J . Willmore to the-vacant position and
promoted ,D .. H. Blakey .tor- the position of. 1st. Asst. I -recommeoo that these
appointment.s be confirmed' and <that InstI11ctors WillmoreJ and Blakey he' granted
the salaries\ assigned to the posi tion-s ~h6Tj pd:W fill. ' ,
On the 1st of October Jas. 'S. Newman' presented his resi-gnation of the '
office. of Professor o£ Agriculture and AgricUltrist to take effect Januar.y 1st
1892. That vacancy remains' to be tilleq,.In order to be .able to recommend to
you a suitable office~ ~~r the vacan~pOsftion ~ich by college law is made the
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sp~c ia1 .du.t y: ot: the Presi dent'. I have had correspondence wJ.th J,he offipers of t be
princip~l AgricUltural Colleg~s in, t he Uni1;.ed states am with others, apd her!,w:i.th ·
subnit t heir replief? t .o my ~nquiries . .
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The offiFe~ selected should ,have ~e basi s of a superior, education, a la~ge know-ledge
-of practical ·agrJ-culture,-. ga~ned by: actu~ eJg>e.rience~ ani be -allle from
fami1iapity with principles o,f science r .e1ated tp ~gri'cultu~ to' conduct sc1.entific
experimentation and discuss the results. The great diff.'icu,lty in f inding, an ideal:
Professor of Agriculture, one who possesses practical lmow1edge a.s well as the
requisite scientific attainmep.ts.. He cannot be too familiar with principles of
science, npr know . too well the ·detai1s of practical agriculture.
After caretully considering all the conditions, and_ ~190king f.lone to the ' interests.
of t..lte college, I respectfully recommend to you for the position of Professor of
A gric11lture . and Agriculturist A • . J . BonduraQt -of Vi~ginia, and also recoJlllllend that
the salary be :two thousand dollars and resj.denoe. ~ -
It is important for the ipteres:t; of A,gr:icultUf&j ,that- the cQll.ege .should be
provided wit.h a Profe;ssor o:r lecturer of Veterinary Science, Acting under authority
g~ve;l in- a spec~al resolutio~ of. tbe Boar~, I ~Wi th tbe , approval t;lf t he Ex.
.committee, I have . employed Pr. C. A. Cary to lect~e on Veterinary Science. f or
three months, beginning January 1st at $150. 00 per mouth ~rrl respecttully I'ec.ommend
that this action be confirmed and made permanent.
I find it i!n.Possible . "t9 r.epair ,and .'improve ~don Hall as re.quired by the plans of·
th~ arch~tec~ with ~ amount; ~prQpriated, viz. $2500. ' The lowest bid offered was
$5556. The increased cost is cause~ by requirirlg. 8 inch instead' of, 4 inch walls'
as first proposed. I recommend that authority be given to have the improvements
made. ~ _r
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The depar~nt of Elee~~a+ ~1l8ering, has macie a- fawrable begj.nning and requires
a special room for En~llff2. '.: '1:-.m ~os. These will; ,cost abgut· $2000.
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At the ExPerime!tt ,Station all , ~be old inconvenient and ~ unsighj;ly st~cture s should '
be relOOved and. a cOJ!Ullodious mode~ barn pe built_ , I recommend that authority be
given to have the improvements made when funds are available, . sy.\lject to the
approval of the Ex. C9~t~e .
Agricultural and l1echanical
College of Alabama
January 13th, 1892.
Resp~ctfu~y ~b~~tt~d,
'WIn. IsRoy Broun
President ,.
On lOOtion of Mr. Lindsay that the Board go into an election of Pr6fes~r of
Agriculture and Agriculturist at a salary of $2000 per annum with a hou.se free
or rent. Adopted. '
On IOOtion of Mr.. Lindsay that Mr. A. J . Bondurant be elected Professor of Agri­culture
and Agrieulturist, his salary to begin from too date of his election.
Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Armstrong, that the Board- go into Executive Session.
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In' executive Session Mr. Armstrong offered the following. res6J.ution, vis. - That.
a cOmmittee be .-appointed to consist, of three membe.rs. of the Board 'of Tru~tees, ,to,­be
known as a committee on building, repairs and improvements, who shall have
charge of all work and improve~nts on the college buildings and grounds • . The
said cOmmittee shall- have au,th6rit,. to experid in tm- repair -of Langdon Hall, a sum
not to exceed five thousand, ddllars -and not unti1.· the- sum is available for each
purpose. Said committee consists of Messrs.- Armstrong, Gilchr.ist-, and Ligon. _
All 'of which was' -adopted. . .
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F'; M. Reese
-Secretary to Board of Trustees
AubUrn, 1l8.bama, March 9:th,' 1892. ~
At a meeting of the committee on .Experiment Station, ' th&re vere present Messr'"s-. ' "1:
Armstrong and Ligon, absent Mr. Gilchrist:. rA quorum· or the 'coilJnit~. - - ,
By Mr. Armstr-ong .. Resolved, that the bid made by Mr. J. A. ' Cullars for therem~el­ing,
repair alii imProvementtot. ~gdo~ Hall is 'hereby acc~pted~ SU:bj~et to su~h , ',
changes and modification-s, as may hereafter be agreed on ,by the buUding committee:
The amount.. of the bid of Mr. Cull:ars b~i~ five thousand, seven hUliired am~ seventy-five
33/100 .dollars ($5775.33). A:dopted. ' . -" v J ~ , ~- .:. ~ r' •
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Resolved - That there be made such repairs, improvements and changes, on the
residence building 'Of the Expt. station, as may be necessary tor thE! _ comfor~ alld
convencience 01" r the same as o\ltlined· and Ispeetl"ied in the report made bY Mr. 'J. A..
Cullars 'to the committee, of thi~ . date. ', Aaopted. ~ - . J •
By Mr. Ligon - Resolved, that the committee accept the proposition of Mrs.
Atkinson to build a residence on the grounds now oc,?upied by the Ch.ambers dwelling,
it being underStood and provided· that said new remdence, Shall become the PrQP­erty
of the . college on the pa.jment ot a SltJIl not exceeding feur. thousand ' dellars ~
($4000) on the actual cost when Professor Atkinson shall sever his connection
with the college. It btH.itg al.o understood · that Professor Atkinson ~S' to' receive
two hun1red dollars ($200) per year;"cbmnientatlve for' nouse rent. ' '!he committee
adjourned~ Adopted. . - - '"- .
F. M. Reese, Sec.
Library of-the A & M College, Auburn, Alabama, Jure 13th, 1892.
The Board of Trustees of trui A & M -College met in annual session in Library of said
College on 13th day of June, 1892.
On calling the roll they were found to be present:
Messrs. Harralson
" Bishop.
" Stancel , ;-. c
rt Harris (C~ C.)
II Gilchrist
" Lindsay
tI Armstrong
Absent: His Excellency Thos. G. Jones, Governor
J. G. Harris, Supt. of E4ucation
R. F. Ligon '
R. F. Kolb
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On motion of Mr. Annst rong, Mr. Harralson was c all ed to th~ c~ai r. '-'~ .. """,'-Uv ... .
The President of the College made his report which was as follows:
To the Trustees of the A & M College
Sirs:
I have the honor to present the ·following report of the condition of the college
for the session 91-92.
The matriculates during the session munbered 255, of these II were post graduate
students;, 214 undergraduate~ in the College clas~es, and 30 'in the Sub-Freshman
Class. .
The health of the students has been excellent; no sickness of a generai character
having at any time prevailed.
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The death of F. M. Reese who for many years was Secret ary of your Board ot Trustees
occurred on the 7th of May.
To show respect to his memory as an officer of the iJ.1stitution, the exe~cises
of the College were suspended for a portion of the d~, and the facult,r and the
corps of cadets attended his f'lUleral .
The commendable order and dilligent, application to study that has'. prevailed , has
been mainly due , to the diligence and fai thfulnes~o$, ' the 9fftcers, who constitute
the faculty of the College.
Finances
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The report of the Treasurer shows that there was expended the pas.t' year by the
College and EJqleriment stati(;m:
'For Salaries . ' .
For equipment, etc . ~ at coll ege .
For supplies and equipment at station
For library
For building
$34, 286. 36
13, 901.16
,3,lS9.90
3, 955. 83
S, 862 . 26
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The annex t o the Mechanic Art Laboratory and addition to the . foundry co st
$2380. S3, and the plant l aboratory constructed far the department of Biology, to
investigate diseases of plants cost $298J.. 13.
At the ~aI+ed meeting held in Montgomery last January a committee of Trustees
was appointed to have charge of, all bulldings, repairs, ' etc. , ,and the committee
of the faculty was thereby relieved.
A contract has been made by this co'mmittee to improve Langdon Hall, as 'previously
deci<J.e~ ~o:p, and also to improve . t~ ~sidence of the prof~ssor of Agriculture.
These contracts will require all 'the funds reserved, .available for building pur­poses.
The Trea~urer reports this amount to be - - - $6,054. 38.
Of the 1st and 2nd installments of the Morrill fund received last August, and
. available only for "facilities for i nstruction" there is reported an unexpended
balance of $2S24. 80.
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I recommend that $2,000 of this amount be appropriated to equip the physical
labratory and. the remainder to . t.h e library. ~". .
Library
The Library has been i ncreased by an addition of 2318 volumes of scientific
and library books, whi ch were sel ected with great care.
It- also recieves regularly a : number of valuable periodicals a.nd has been kept
open six hours each day for the use of st udents.
-They· have fully ayailed themselves of the privilege· it offers, ~nd[ in this way
has become a valuable aUXiliary in elevating ~nd evidening the educational
influences of t he college. Duri ng the session 3834 volumes were taken from the
library.
The Experiment Station library occu i es an adjoining room and contains' the
special books and scientific periodical s and bulleti ns belonging to t hat depart­ment.
The government re ports " receiv~ d from t ~ ~ department in Washington City occupy t he
South room ad)oining t he library.
Electrical Engineering
The school of Ele~tricar engineeri :qg e~tablished thi ~ . session under / ~h~ charg~
of Professor' of A. F. McKissi "ek has been vrell e uipped with amunber r of val uable
instruments. ~ . ,
It has excit ed much interest 1rd t h t he stuaents,-'- and the ')ubli c, and will prove
a valuable addition to the college whi ch rms demanded by t he many applications
of electricity to modern industries. The officer lU charge has"condueted
t his department "lith remar kable enegy and ability-. ": "
The officer elected t o t he ehair 'of History and Latin, Professor ' Geo. Retri c
has given entire s at isfacti~n and has excited among · the " student~ much inter est
in the studies of hi s departmen • .
Both of these of ficers ~e . eminently deserving, and respectf ully recommend
that t he salary of each be increased and t hat adjunct Professor HcKissick
be made Prof essor. t • '. • • , • . ' •
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C. A. Barnwell adj unct Professor of Modern Languages and Engl i sh' whose duti es
have been faithfully and satisf actori ly perf ormed has resigned hi s position in
the college in order to prosecute his studies in HarVard Universi t y. I
recomment for t he position Prof eesor' Charles H .. ·. Ross . ' . .
~vIil~t ary DeP?-:tment .
By order of t he Secretary of War ·LieUt. J. A. Wills~ 22nd Infantry, U.S.A.
r eported for duty as Professor of ~Iilit ary Science at t he opening of the
session and has during the ' curr ent year had char ge of" the Military Department
and acted at Commandant.
A handsome U. S. f l ag has -been purcMa~ed for t he use of t he -battalion. '
Veterinary Science
Acting under authority formerly given by the Board, I appointed Dr. C. A. Cary
of Illinois, a graduate of the Iowa Agr i cult ural College i n Veterinary Sci ence
to lecture to the students during the second term from Jan. 1st to April 1st.
He proved himself to be a competent professor and instructive lecturer well
informed in his department.
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I recommend that the School 'of veterinary Science and Physiology' be established,
the duties 'to extend from Jan. 1st to' June 1st. and that Dr. C. A. Cary be appointed
to the position with a salar,y of $1,000.
There ,was purchased' for the use of the 'department a human skeleton, and mOunted - I
skeletons of the horse, ox, .sheep, and hog; and als~ instruments for veterinary
surgery.
The latter were used by the officer in the free clinics conducted at the Experi­ment
Station every Saturday as illustrations for the class.
Mechanic Arts.
The departinEmt of Mechanic Arts has been under the airection of J . J . Wilmo~
since the resignation of Director Bryant last September. .
He has perfonned the duties faithfully and acceptably, and I recommend that he be
appointed Director of the Laboratory; with the salary of tbat"position and that
the salaries appropriated to the officers of Director ani 1st Assistant for the
present session-be granted to the incumbents 'of said positions. - -
Female Education
The question of advisab:tlity of extending the privilege's of the Coilege to young
women has been the subject of careful consi.d eration for sever.a l years.
There is apparently, at present, no' demand in our state for this priVilege,
still it is a well-known principle that, in matters of higher education, the
supply must precede and: create the demand, hence the initiative must be taken '
by th6se in authority. ' , '," , '
Co-education is not recommended. But 'in a limited ·wa"j it is deemed advisable to'
reco~nd that the privilege be given young women, 'Who may be qualified, to enjoy
the advantages of instruction here presented. .
I, ther efore, respec'tru1.iy recommend that young Women, · ei~teen years' of age,
who are cpalified to pursue the studies of the junior class, be pennitted to enter
college as student-s under such regulations ,as may l?e pre~c:ribed by the faculty .
Scholarships
The policy inaugurated at the last annual meeting of the Board, of appointing
graduate students, in different departments, to schOlarships, o:tt condition tbat
the inc'Wllbents assi st in instruction, which pro eecuting po st . graduate studies
has commended itself by its excellent results.
It has served to advance scholarships and to give a higher tone to the college
while it has also at'forded assistance to meriwrious young men in pro~ecuting
their studies, who, at the same t ime have rendered valuable assistance in the
coll ege work with the lower clas ses, by rendering p'ossible their subdivisions
into sections.
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It is recommended that the policy conti nue in force.
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Universi ty Extension
Much interes:t;now exists in educational circles in extending the benefits of ·
colleges by public lectures delivered by the professors.at suitable localities.
Le.ctures were delivered during the session by- Dr. Petrie . in Mo~tgomery, and by
Dr~ Cary on ·Veterinary. Science at Opelika, LaF~~tt~and Giraud,. and by Pro!.
Atkinson in Huntsrllle, and qy each of the. Pro~esso,rs at the College . '
They excite int~rest and exert a beneficial influence in bringing the college
more in touch .with the pe_ople~ _ ~
I recommend that this system be extended and encouraged and that provision" be
made t o pay tQe expenses incurred by the lecturers when they. cannot be otherwise
provided for.
Exhibits at F~s
The Presid~nt. of _ the state Agricultural S:>ciety has offered to pay freigllt on
all articles that the Coll~ge may -send to the state Fair, and requests .that alh
exhibi t be made.
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The Faculty approve the application and recomplend the same to the Board.
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A small appropriati9n will be required ·Yo meet incidental expenses.
In this connection, I respectfully present to the Board the necessity of making
special provision for the exhibit of the Experiment station and College at the
World ' s Expositio~ at Chicagp . ·· ..
Arrangements have been made by the Secretary of Agriculture at Washington for
a united exhibit for the work of all the Stations smd Colleges; and special work,
looking to . this exh.:i,.bit, has been assigned, offic~rs ' here . Owing to, the relati,on
of t hese agricultural colleges to the geperal government, it:i.s deemed very
impOr tant that a favorable presentation of the character of the 'wor k now being
dom should be made at Chicago, and that the several colleges should expend
what i s necessary to do , the work required properly,
Gymnasj,wn
Under, the direction of Prof • . ?etrie $200 was raised by. private contri~~tion, and,
used in purchasing app~iances for a gymnasium. .
These appliances were placed, with my approval, in' the large attic room of the
main college building which is now under proscr;bed regulations used as a gym­nasium.
A student was appointed SUperintendent with a small compensation.
It would be adrlsaple . to · aid this voltt;ltaiy effort to furnish a g~sium by
a small · appropriation, if possible.
Summer Schools
Several ' of. the officers have made arr angements to open schools in the college
during vacation.
This enterprise on their part should be encouraged, as it tends to eq.large the
l,lsefulness of the college without drawing on its treaS1.l.I7.
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r recommend tha t the Pre sident be author i zed t o permit any offic er to open a
SUmmer Sc~ol, provided the cOllege thereby incu'rrs no e~ense . "
Improvements
Though no funds are noW' in the po ssession of the" college ava:il~ble for building
purposes, it i~ thought advisable to, place on rec~rd r~c~endations for buildings
that are essential to th;e conyeni:ence and ·advanc,~ment . of. the college. ~ .
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Whenever funds are available it is recommended tha~ t here' be built ~t the Station
a barn suitab~e for all general fann purposes, and that all the old unsightly
structures be removed, t~t there be COAstructed a ~-house for the depar~
ment of electrical- engineeririg, ani a small inexpensive building specially
adapted for delicate electrical observations and experiments.
There ' sh~uld also . be buUt, near the bOiie~ hous~, a lar~e cistern, to give a
permanent supply of water !or ll~e and for' protection against fire.
o Biennial ,Report '
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Under the present law 142 acts 88-89 the report of-the College to the ~legislature
can be printe4 by the state printer when presented b.1 the Governor, and does not
require a speCial resolution 'of the i..eg1.natUl"e. 'r therefore recommend that 'the
report of '.the President and Faculty covering the t1ro years, 'be transmitted as
the bienniel report re'qUired by the exacutive committee of the Trustees, in: the .
month ot September, in order thatr it may be · pr~sented · to ·;the"'Legisiatul'e · at the ­beginning
of the session in a printed form. . ( ~
:' ~ppointm~t ~f- Assistants
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Hamony and efficiency in the warlc 'of eVery 'department of- the' College, ·whether of
the College proper or the station, " require that the head. of each department should
have the privilege of nominating the assistants tha t may be granted to ala in the
work und. er his. charge, by order of the Board. ._- .. , .
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I thEirefore recommemi tha"t, 'i t be made ' a generai rU1.e that all assistants, granted
by the Board, be apPc:>inted by the Faeulty, With ·the approval ' of the President,
upon nomination made by the officer in charge of the department to which the
assistan~ is assigned, a~ ' that th~ ... appointment be made only for one year. ,
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This rule "WOuld relieve the Trustees of much petty annoyance, and would promote
harmony and efficiency in inducing the assistants to look to ' the head of the
department and mt to ' the Trustees ~ ' ... ,.
Experiment S~ation
A.t a called meeting of the Board, ' held in 'Montgome~y Jan. ' 13th the resignat;ton of .
J . S. Newman was accepted, and A. J. Bondurant of Va. was elected Professor of .
Agriculture and Agriculturist of the Station.
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He reported for duty March 1st having first visited the stations in Va. , Ind., "
N. Y. and Mass.
r am gratified to report that he has entered upon his duties with .. that interest
ani confidence that comes of large experinece in practical AgricUlture, and gives
promise of success in his department.
I respectfully call attention to his r eport herewl th presented.
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The Board of Direction, consisting Qf, the President and ~f essors doing station
work, has met regularly and pianned experiments which have been undertSken at
the Stations. . '
Ten bulletins have been issued giving the resul~s of the experiments made.
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'Of the'se bulletin's seven were prepa"re<;l by P~(/ .Ne~an an~. first Assist~t Jame's
Clayton, one oyProf. Atkinson, and one on tobacco, by Prof. Bondurant, and one
0I\~ . gl.amers by Dr. Cary.
A t the Che~ical Laborato!Y there )ulve been made, under di,rection ?f, the'" ~fesf!Or
of Chemistry. ,418 analy~es" ,and t?le officers of the station have noY':.in progress .
investigations that may. prqve o!,~ V'alue / . . ' : ' . .' . I ~ -
The e~riments made by t~e fanner,S cpoperating with the stati~:m in different
sections of the' s ..t. ate were duly, reported" and the bulletip. containing the Fesults
of these soil tests was widely distributed in the State. -' • v
In addition to the usual experiments at the sta~iGn there are also a number of
experiments on tobacco, from which interesting results are expected, testing
t he adaptability of our 'soil 8J}d climate to itf!. cultllte• 'G
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For the purpose ot illustrating . thQ tran~ssions of power by electricity, and
also in order tPLdiminish the dang~r of ~~e from tl:Je use of the· e~gines" there
has been placed atJ,the S'f:,ation II. ten horse ppwer motor, which c~ perform the
work r equired with facility ani safeWj the generator furnis~ the power'.
being located at the College.
I n · the Agricultural Experiment stat~on, dewted by l(lw to scientific investi­gations,
assistants should be selected Whose scientifi c training gives promise
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or ability to place and conduct Sl!ch experimentation as will be. of yalue to the.
State, and if equally ,well equipPftd, these 'posit4ons should be ir-i,ven to graduates ~
of, our own college. ' . .
I therefore recommend that A. F. Cory be made Assistant Agriculturist and also
be placed ,in charge of the cooperative soil test experiments in d1fferen~ sections
of ~ state, his duties 'to begin JanU8r,1 lst. ~
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Mr. Cory .is a graduate of this college, am for two ) years wae Superinterrl~nt. of
a department of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station.'
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I herewith present the 1repo~ts 9f' the_professors of the different _ ~epartments ,
giving their work in detail, and their applicat~on~ for ~ special ~ppropriations, ~
and als:> for the consideration of the finance committee, a schedule of appro­priations
of the several funds of the college.
The following 8tu~t$are reco~nded. qy th~ rFacVlty for the degree of Bachelor
of Science.
William Sayre Allen
Archi~ SCruggs Averett
Elbert Cathey Averyt
Leigh stafford Boyde
Char les .llen Brown
J acob Thomson Bull~n.
George Samuel Clark
Walter Baston Clay
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John Gereardt Cronunelin
Jessee Locke Culver
Hellr,1 Lee Davidson .
Henr,y Tichenor DeBardeleben
Henry Farris Dobbin
William Francis f:eagin
James Edward Gachet .
Eugene Hamiteo Grave-s
Raleigh Williams Greene
Raleigh Frederick Hare
Louis Philip Heyman
Arthur ~e Jones
Robert Dibrell McAllister
Frank Mclemore 110seley
Leonidas Warren Payne
Charles Leed Pollard
Walter Evan Richards
Edward Broadus Smith
Signos Sydney strong
George Adams Thomas
Robert Jefferson Trammell
David Marshall Walker
David Lewis Whetstone
David Edwin Wilson
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The following graduates students are recomended for the
named.
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For the degree of Master of.Science:
Harmon Benton
Benj aruin Minge Duggar
Charles Bowles Glenn
Clifford Leroy Hare
Frank Allernong Lupton
For the degree of Civil Engineer there is recommended: \
Seaborn Jessee Buckalew
Charles Cice~ Johnson
Alexamer Dovling' McLeneran .-
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For the degr-ee or Mfriing Engineer:
~lliam Audley Marshall
)
For the honorary degree of Civil Engineer." tm,re is recommended:
Arthur st. Clair Dunstan of • Virginia.
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For the honorary degree of ~ing Engineer:
E. J. Van Hoo.s e of Mexico ~
For the honorary degree of Master of Arts ;
Rev. O. C. McGehee of Greensboro, Ala. Respect~llly submitted,
Wm. LeRoy Broun, President
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238
June 13th, 1892
On lOOt i on of Mr. Stancel the report of the Presi dent was r eferred to 'the commi t t ee's
having in charge the several subjects treated of in said report.
The Treasurer of the College made hi s report as follows:
Report of the Treasurer of the A & M College for
COLIEGE ACCOUNTS
To Endo~ent Act,
ft " II
ft Libr ary "
ft" II
Balance
state Treasurer
Balance
Fees
"Inci dental" fI
" Stu-geon " II
" Expense tI
" Furniture and Equipment Act
By expenses at Commencement
It Mili tary Act
Receipts
Di sbur sements
" Trustees " 'I b
" Po stage "
" Printing & Advertising Act
" Insurance II
" Servants hire il
" Fuel 11
" Stationery "
" Grounds II
" Expense "
1\ Furniture and Equipment Act
" Surgeon "
" Salaries If .
" Library II
II Mechanic Arts II
II Building " (Fee s)
Balance
$ 61 .10
, 20,280. 00
131.92
426. 50
1,052. 50
1,047 . ~
126. 00
8.00
$ 190 . 95
149. 93
218. 76
276. 57
443. 25
170. 00
37800
250. 90
38. 20
91. 55
741.62
2,074. 66
1,047. 50
, '13,-633480
558. 42
1,160. 7
1,052 . ~
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
To Balance
" Amount from state Agr. Dept.
H Chemical Act
It Fann Products Act
fl Dairy Act
Receipts
$ 3,385. ~
,13,669. 42
78. 60
1,378.11
127.12
. r
" $22,482. 68 '
656.84
23,1)8. 52
By Chemical Act
" Expt. Station Act
" Salary "
11 Building it
To U. S. Treasurer Act
. - Disbursements
,
, .
Ba1anee ~. :
HATCH FUlID
Receipts
$ 750. 00
1,104. 33
6,074.05
4,655. 79
$15,000. 00
$12, 584.11 .
6,,054. 38
$18,638. $$
If Traveling Expenses of ~f~ - Act 71. 00 $15,071.00
By Po stage .Act '.
II Soil Test
II Expt. station Act
fI Building ,
:9isbursements
If Amount Paid Treas. advanced to
close College Building -Act
II Salary Act
II Printing"
" Li'!:>r~ . tI ..:._
If Chemistry I~
" Incidental Act
$ 50. 00
313 .87
3,055. 57
153. 91
597.03
6,793.96
620. 45
447. 94
450.00 '
139. 75
II Traveling Expense Act 282. ,29
" Stationery Act 91. 52 $12,995.35
Balance
"
,
.f: MOBRIIL FUND ENLOWMENT
,
Receipts ..
To U. S. Treasurer ~ ~
~
By Salary Act
II Library II·
Disbursements
Balance
$ 9,557. 76
$ 7, 784. 55
500.00
Morrill Fund, 1st & 2nd Insta1lme~ts
Receipts
'J r To. U. S. Tre~surer
Disbursemepts
By Mechanic Arts Act
fI Chemical "
I. Nat1. History II
II Biolo gy II
• r
$17,, 546.00
$ 1,320.73
315. 68
1,,001. 64
986. 88
$15 ,011.00
$ 9,557. 76
8,284. 55
1,273. 21
9,557.76
~17 ,546. 00.
239
240 I
To Librar,r Act
tt Engineer:i.ng "
"Phys i cs "
"History "
11 Engl ish II
n Elect. Engr . .. . 'I
" Museum II'
- 13a:Iance
~ .
.T"IO"'C~""~ _$ 2,449. 47
494. 44
350.34
21. 25
33. 25
3,848. 59
939 . 63 "
RECAPITULATION
To Colle ge Act
To Agricultur·a:l.- Act
To Hatch Fund Act
To Morrill Endowment Act
To Morrill Fund Act
Receipts
.
$ 23,139. 52
18,638. 55
·15,0·u. oo
9,557 .76
17,546.00
D:i.sb~sements
By College Act
By Agricultural Act
By Hatch Fund Act
By Morrill Endowment Act
By Morrill Fund Act
Balance , .
To Engineering-Account '· -
To Library Account : . ~ ­To
English and Histor,r Account
To Chemistry Account
..
22, 482. 68 ·
12,S8k.17
12,995. 35
8,284. 55
11,821. 90
442. 20
1,003. 00
530. 00
625. 00
Salaries due July 1st, l8~2 . ~
From Endowment Account
From Agricultural' FUnd Act
From Hatch Fund Account
From Morrill Fund Account
\ ~
$ 3,337. 50
1,149. 98
. . 1, 541. 66
1,175.00
Respectfully submit ted, .
E. T. Glenn, Treasurer
A.& M. College
$11,821. 90
5,724. 10
$17, 546.00
$ 83,952, .83 "..
$ i ,784.'18
3,200. 20
.U
$ 7 ,204.14
On IOOtion of Mr. Annstrong the Treasurer's report was referred to the Committee on ,
Finance.
The resignation of ,Mr. Barnwell as Adjunct Prof. of Modern, Langu~~s ~ English
was tendered in Writing. ,And was on motion of Mr. C. C. Harris accepted.
Reports of the Faculty were submitted in wrft:i.ng and on motion of Mr. Armstrong
were r eceived and layed tempor~~ on the table.
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The fol lowing r esqlution was offe~ed b.1. Mr. C. · C~· lIarrist
t ii ,. \ ..
Resolved: ' That Assistants gr anted to a Department by the Board shall be appointed
by the Faculty with the approval of the President, whose nomination made by the
officer in charge of such Department, - and the appointments shall be fo r one year,
Adopted. ' . (Amended on Page ,:&)
, ~sy
The following resolution was offered by Mr. Bisoop:
Resolved: ' -That young women -eighteen years of age, who are qualifi~d to pursue
the studie~ of the Junior Class, may be entered as students of the College, under
such regu~~tions as the Faculty: may prescribe: Adopted. (June 13, 1892) .
By Mr. C. C. Harris:'
Resolved: That with the approval ot 'the President any Professor of the College
may con duet a SUmmer School - Provided the college incurrs no expense, and pro­vided
further that each Prof. conducting such school shall be reSponsible for any
and all damage done to the college, ani for any and all materials used in conduct­ing
said school. Adopted.
By Mr. St-ancel
Resolved: That the Degrees recommended by the Faculty be conferred J..n accor da~e
With ~aid recommendations. Adopted.
o '
By Mr. C.": ·C. Harris I
Resolved: That the Executive CoImlittee be instructed- to meet at tlie College i n
Sept. Biennially to receive the reports of the Faculty 'and transmitr 1:.he'm to t-he · .
Governor£or publications. Adopted.
.t
On motion of Mr. C. C. Harris the Board adjourned to meet at five o ' clock P.M.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present :-
Mr.
Y1l'.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Harral son, Presiding
Harris (C. C. )
Bishop
Lindsay
Gil<;t.l1ri st
Stansel
Arms'brong
June 13th, 1892.
)
On motien of Mr. C. C. Harris the Board took up the Financial statement made by '
the President of the College, and the .f'ollowin~ appropriations 'Were made. .
Appropriations for 1892 & 93
President
Mathematics
Natl. Hi~t . & Geology,
Civil Engineering ,
Agricul tlire
Original
Endowment
~ 1862
3, 000
1,800
1, 300
1,800
500
Morrill Hatch
Endowment Fund
1890
500
1,500
state
Agl. ,Fund
Total
3,000
'. l., BoO
1, 800 .
"1, 806
2,000
English
Chemistry
Mechanic Arts
Biology
Original.
Endowment
800 .~
History & Latin
Modern Language & English
Electl. Engineering & C.
Veterinary Science' &'. Physiology
Comroanda.nt .
As st. in Chern. 1st
fI fI II 2nd
" " " 3rd
Assts. in Mech. Arts 1st
" "" ~ " '. 2nd
Assts. in Agcl~ . 1st
II II II: r 2nd 1
F.arm Superintendent ~
lune Scholarship Assts. )
Physical Laboratory )
Chern. Mat h. Agl. Engl. )
Engr. , Biol., Mech. Arts)
Asst. in Physics )
Secretar,r to President
Asst. ' in Bot. & Secy of Station
Treasurer
Commutation for House Rent
President and five Profs • . Chem.
Math. , N. Hist.,Engr •. & English
Library
Printing & Advertising
Fuel .
Stationery
Postage
Insurance
Labor (College)
Conunencemen t
Grounds
1,300'
1,800
-1,500
. 500
300
,
250
1000
1200
General Expense (Fgt. & Repairs)
Mil itary
350
300
150 »0
100
400
1~
100
500
100
Supplie s & Labor Ex. sta.
Cooperative Soil Test
Supt. & Lab. Mech. Arts.
Equip. & Supplies in Chem.
Labor ( Chem .... )­Equip.
El~~t. Engrg.
Trustees Expense
Bui lding
Physics
Equip. Vet. Science
Equip. Plant. Laboratcrry_
Labor(Plant Laboratory )
Equip. Biolo-gy
Equip. Botany
Barn Ex. sta.
Repairs Langdon Hall
1,000
r'
Morrill .. Hatch
Endo'Wlllent FUii:I
1, 000 -
500
1,500
500 1, 500
1,800
500
1,500
250 500
250
500
890
2;n
2,250
200
200·
500
500
2,000
200
300
120
130
750
~ '. _.~O
200
~ 200
. 200
State
Agl. Fun::l
,100
750
25P~ .
500
200
2,000
300
400
700
500
300 »0
300
300
3,000
1,000
!
Total
1,800
1, 800
1, 500
2,0~
1,800
1,500
1,800
. 1,900
- 300
1,600
1,500
?OO,
1,000
:IOO -
1,000
1,000
250
.
500
500
. 1,,500.
.
1 ,' 200 .
1,000
950
300
150
300
100
400
1~
'100
;no
~ 100
4,000
500
~,(QO
1,000
120
'700
280
750
700
300
3)0
;no
500
'3,000 ' .
1,000
Cistern
Gymnasium
Expense at Fairs
Incidental travel expense
Dynamo House
By Mr. c. c. RatTis:
Or iginal Morrill
Endowment ' !lidowmen"t
100
100
Hatch
-Fun:l t
200
.1)0
243
State
Agl. Fttrd 'lbtal
600 600
100'
300
.1)0
2000 ' 2000
Resolved: That the unexpended balance reported by- the Treasurer from the Hatch
fund. be and the same is .hereby appropriated.
, . . .: . . " ) I '
As folloW's - To Equipment of the plant Laboratory in the Dept. of Biology ($9J0. 00)
five hurrlred dollars and the remainder to 1:.11e Library. Adopted. . , .
. ,
On motion of Mr. Bishop the Board adjourned to meet at 8:30 ~.'~loc~ , tODlorroW' mor ning.
The Board met in the Librar,r of the A & M College at 8:.1) ~O ' clock A.M•
They were present:
Mr. Harralson, Presiding
l{r. Harris C. C.
Mr. Bishop
Mr. Gilchrist
Mr. Lirrlsay
l1r • . Stancel
Mr. ArmStrong
Absent: His Excellency, ' Thos. G; Jane"s
Supt. of Ed. J . G. Harris
Mr. R. F. Ligon
!{r. R. F. Kolb.
Minutes of the last session read and. approved.
.:.c_
A. pet:i,tion 'was prese~ted' by Mr. Lindsay from Mi ss "Mary E., Reese asking t b be ' con­sidered
as an applicant for Librarian of the College. Which on motion was made
a special order for 4 o'clock P.M. r .-
By Mr. Bishop Resolved:
., .
That all propositi ons looking to the expenditure or appropriation of money be
referr~d tq the ,committee on Finqnce, Adopted~
,
On motio'n of Mr. Stancel:
Mr. Charles H • .Ross was elected Adjunct Prof. of Modern LanguagE?s , ~ English at
a s.a l.a ry of $1, 500 dollars p~r year~ . ' , , '
B.Y Mr. C. C. Harris Resolved;
,
That the Executive Committee be authorized and empowered to arrc1nge with Commissioner
of Agriculture to have ,such articles and paper~ ,as may be prepared by the Veter­inary
SUrgeon of' the College that may' prove of interest to the Fal'!lMtrs of the 'state
publiShed by the Dept. of Agri cUlt ure.
,-
On motion of Mr. " Bishop. -Mr. Cary was -elected 1St Assistant in Agriculture , at a
salary 'Of $1, 600 pe:r year, serVice to- uegin 'Jan. -1st , 1893.
r
By Mr. C. C. Harris )" r
Resolved: That the office of Secretary to the Board of Trustees, be,. ;nld the -samar is
hereby"; abolished. ,A,dJpted. '
On moti on of Mr. stancel the Board adjourned to meet at 4 O'clock P.M.
Tuesday afternoon, June 14tb, 1892. v _ ~
The Board met at 4 o'clock P. M. pursuant to ~ adjournment. They were present:
His ' Ex:ceilenc~ ~os: G. Jones~ l'~es~~
Mr. Bishop
Mr. Gilchrist
Mr. Stance1
Mr. Harralson 'Mr. Harris C: 'c.
Mr. Harris Supt. of Ed.
Hr. Lindsay
Mr. Annstrong
,Absent: Mr. Ligon
Mr. Kolb.
Minutes of the last session were read and approved.
"
By Hr. Bishop: Resolved - That no money appropriated from too fums to be received
f rom the state Department of Agriculture shall be advanced from any other fUnd •
belonging to the College or paid until such funds are received..fro~ said· Departme;nt
by the Treasurer of the College. . " ", ," J '- 1.,.1.. .. .... .- '- .... ...
By Mr. C. C. Harris: Resolved - That Mr. Wilmore be elected ·Director of the
Mechanic Arts Laboratory, and that l-1r. Blakey be elected 1st As sis tatit of said
Department. J\dopted.
On_motipn o~ Mr. Gilchrist a Committee o.f three of which Mr. Bishop shall be
chairman be v appointe~ by tlie chair' to , prepare a 'suitaole. memorial on the de.ath ~ o,r '
Hon. F. M. Reese,late SecretarY ' to the Board of T.ru .s tees. . .
The President appointed the following Committee on Memorial of }~. Ree~e ; .
Messrs. B~shop, ' Gilchrist , Armstrong ,
• I v .... ...
By Mr. J . G. Harris: Resolved - That" instruct:i~~ in Mec~iCal Engineering is
hereby assigned to the Director 0 f the Mechanic Arts Labora to 17 , an4 , Instruction
in the Physical Laboratory, to the Professor of Electrical Engineering.
By Mr. C. ' C~ Har~is: ~ ReSolved - That £he /l,djunc:t >Pro,f~ of El~ct~ical "Engineering
is hereby made Prof. of Electrical Engineering With 'a sahry Of' $1,860 per annum.
And that the salary of Prof. of History, and Latin is -hereby increas~d to $1,800
per annum. Adop ted. . . . . '.. .
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By Mr. ' Harralson: Resolved ~ That the Treasurer shall report to the President on
the 1st of each month, the "exact amount , of the. exp.e-nditures made by each Dept. ' .. ,. . ,
1
of the College and sh,all keep th,e account,s orde~d to 'ge, paid from the Hatch
Furrl distinct from aLL o:thers. ' Adopted. . : ' , ' . . . ,
By Mr. Gilchrist: Resolved ' - Tha~ ($21000), 'two -thousand dollars of the . amount ,
remaining from the lsi and 2nd installment of the Morrill Fund is hereby' appropri­ated
to Equiping, a Physical Laboratory and the balance to the Library. Adopted. ~ .. .. _ ., 41 .. .
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By Mr. Harral$on: Resolved ' - 1hat the Governor be requested to d.irect the .
Examiner of Public Accounts to suggest to the' Board such improvements iD the method
of keeping the books ' of the Treasurer -as will best ,promote simplicity and the
keeping of separate funds apart; and that said re~ort when ~e.ceived be laid before
the EXecutive Committee to be put in force if apprived by them. Adopted.
, ,. ... It'
On motion ot Mr ~ Q. 9. Har;ris tli~ Board adjo';U"Iled to meet again at ~,:oo «;> I,c1:ock ' . ,
tomorrow IOOrning.
Library of the A & M College June l5thl 1892. ' ... .~ fh
A r f <0- _ ' • r .
The Board met ~t 9:09 oJclock pursuant Lto ,.~djourrunent.
They were present: Mr. Harralson, Presiding
1'11'. Bishop.
,_Mr. Stancel
, . Mr. Gilchris t.
Mr. Harris, -'C. C.
Mr. Harrisl J. G.
Mr. Lindsay an~ Mr .. Armstrong.
, I ' ,
Mr. Bishop from the Committee to prepare a Memorial on the death of Mr. F. M. Reese
made the following report which was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS:
WHEREAS:
"r t ' , r . A wise, just, and merciful Providence has since the last meeti~ of the
Board seen fit to remove from among the walks of man Hon. F. M. Reese, the
Secretary ot this Board from. the organization of the A & M College until
his death. A period of more than twenty years; arxi
We had by this long association with him on -the Board learned to
appreciate -his ,great efficiency as Secretary; his genial nature as a
, companIon~ and his benevolent character as a citizen and steadfast
devotion as a friend.
THEREFORE, REIDLVED:
That in the death of Mr. Reese this Board has sustained an irreparable '
loss; ,The College a warml earnes~, and, d~voted friend; Society a public
spirit.ed unselfish member; the ·state a patr.iotic, intelligent citizen, and
his family a tender, devoted, and thoughtful husband; his children a
kind, p~tient, . and lo~g Father.
REOOLVED: That a page be set ,apart in our Records , on which this Hemorial shall
be entered and that a copy of the same be furnished to tre family of
the deceased. Signed: J. W. Bishop, J. G. Gilchrist, H. CI~ Armstrong.
By Mr. Harralson: Resolved ~ That the Treasurer of the A & M College be authorized
and d~rected ¥>' draw ' fro~ th~ state .Tr~asu~ quar"..erly the amount due the College,
from the Morrill Fund on approval of the President of the Gollege.. Adopted.'
Mr. p,mstrong presented a memorial, from ,the Al'UJDU-i ot: _t~ College asking that the
Board make a~ ~ppropriation for an , annu~ Ba~uet for the ~lumni .ssociation.
Memorial was signed by J . C. Street, C. C. Thach, and C. H. Ross, Com.
•
•
J' ~ On motion of Mr. C; C. H~rris, Mr. Annstrong was requested to communicate to
the Committee of the Alumni Association, the regrets' of the Board that i t " cannot
under the law goverping the ~xpen~ ture of the funds of the College make an
appropriation for the pUrpo~e indicated' in the said Memorial.
.. f • ....
By ' Mr'~ J . G. ' HaITi~ - Resolved:' That the Board request Mr. Armstro~ to keep
a minute of its proceedings during the present session, and after the session
has closed to have the s~e entered' in the book of ReCords under his supervision
and direction, ' and when the work has been completed, -he will 'certify same to -
Ex. CoJllllQ.ttee, who Will order such cOI!lPensation for the work done as may be
deemed just am proper~ Adopted. - . ~
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Mr. Anns't-rong presented a conununication, from Mr. J . F • . Wilkerson, cl aimjng t-hat
t he sum of fifty dollars was due him for two months' services, i . e . , July am
August, 1890, in Chemical Laboratory.
On motion of Mr. C. C. HaITis, Mr. Armstrong was requested to inform Mr.
Wilkerson that after a careful investigation of the claim the College was in
no way responsible for the amount and. ',tHat the claim be ndt allOwed. r
On motion of Mr. Annstrong the reports of the severai -members of ' the Faculty
be taken from the table, and after consideration thr ~orts of Professors of
Chemistry, English and Political Economy, Biology, History & Latin, Military
Science, Mechanic Arts, Civil Engineering, Electrical- Engineering, Natural
History, Mathematics were,
On motion of Mr. C. C. Harris ordered to be filed 'with the records 'of the College
and the report of the Professor of Agriculture and Experiment Station be ent~red
in the Records. .
There being no further business the Board on motiQn of Mr. Bishop adj oUDn~.
s i ne die.
Experiment station
of the
Agricul~al ~ M~c~ical Colleg~
',Aubarn, Ala. '
. May 26th, 1892
To : Dr. WIn. Leroy Broun
President of the A & M College
Sir: •
. I beg herewith to 'submit ,a report of the work done fqr the past · tWo years,
with the course of ~tz:xction: iiven and improvements needed at t-he St~tion.
,Agri?ul ture
Ver.r RespectfUliy,
Alex J . Bondurant
Agriculturist
:
The course of -instruction in this department' embraces : I . &ilsj II~ Plantsj
III. Domestic Animals. ..J • y •
In the Fresnman Class lectures extending through the thirq term of' the se~sion .
treat "of soils, their elassificatiori~ physical defects and remedies, causes of
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dimini sh~d fertilit y and ~ the · means used. to protect them from waste and r estore
:fIr:tllity, and the theory and practi ce of surface and ~b-draining, e~ . These
subjects are treated with special reference to the di.tferent classes of ~ &>il in
Alabama, omittir'ig as far ·as possible, ·questionsl.n.volving a knowledge of ·Chemis­try
~m Botany, In the Sophomore Class in addition , 1:.<;> .the discus~ion qf the
physical properties and t r eatment :of soils, the method~ . of studying their defect s
and their remedies are also considered.
The sources of the important elements of plant food and tneir use u:gon different
soils am' plants, saving farln ' manur&s, . Jl.!&k~ ~ompo sts, propor:t.i;oniIig am apply­ing
commercial .fertilizers, .the , relation o~ plal}t gro,wth to soil and ,atmosphere,
terracing and grading land to prevent washing, plows and plowiIlg, aM indeed ' ,
everything .connected With tilling the ~soil, passes under revieW as foU¢aUon wor k.
'. ,
Southern Agriculture is then treated - the history, nature and 'cultivation of
field crops discussed as regards their aaaptation to, and ' treatment upon, the
soils of Alabama. - ~
This occupies the first and second terms. The third term i s devoted to domestic
an~ commercial horticulture, poultry, shee;>" . cattle-breeding, and mana·gement of
d~l.I"Y,' etc. . . . '. - . ,
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In the Junior Class stock breeding and management are completed and a course in
Comology, including. the propagat..ion of nursery stock, planting" manuripg,
pruning, cultivating, harvestirig, and marketing every spec,?es of fruit ;is
treated, which occupies the second term. ,. .
In the third term, lectures are delivered upon subjects
the selection, purchase of equipment, and management of
manage.ment. of labor., e. tc.
. .
relating to Agripu~t~ ,
a farm, employment and
Landscape gardening ~1s0 i~ taught .. with.,special reference to the ~royement of
country homes.
Drainage and models of Agricultural implements and farm prodUcts will be used to
illustrate lectures, referenc.e will be made to suitable· Agri.cu;I.turjU b90ks,
and especial reference to the Experiments contained in bulletins of other
Agricultural stations, whenev~r applicable !-O the ~ubject . ,under di~cus~ion .
• lit ... .'
In this department, practical agricult1,lre is combined with class instr1}.ction.
Opportunities are given, and students are requ~ed in the second and third
classes, to do practical. field . work of an edu~ational chara9ter, u~der . the in­struction
and direction of the professor, and they are graded according to their
skill.
The fam , instruction. Will embrace details of fam work, assisting in f:i..eld and
feeding experiments, dairY work, care and management of fam stock, machinery,
propagating fruits, grafting and bud9ing, ~n:l. pruning v:i,nes and frq1t ~rees . , -
In this department, the number of ma"\:riculate stud~nts rOf the ses~n .1890- 91:
was one hundred am twenty-six, and for the session 1891-92 one hundred and
seventeen.
, . .
There are three ciasses in Agriculture to whicq.,,iectures are -delivered regularly ' c
every week. To the second class, t wo recitations of an hour eaoh per week - to
the third 'class 'three recitations of an ho~ eacl1~ and i!o the fo-qrth ~ia.ss, two
recitations of an hour 'each.. '
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rwo ' hours' per week ~e requir ed of the second ~ third classes each, for practi­cal
work on the Station fam under ..... my direction with the aid of my aSsistants/
By this method ' t~e students can ~earn to perform ,useful farm 'WOrk, ,and have an
oppartunity to becom~ .famil-iar ~th the <-variety of experiments, with the diff'er~
ent field crops , grasses, ~ vegetabae8 and frui~s, that are conducied daily on the
Agricultur~. Station farm. ' }, :
In this department the class work in the lecture' rooms has been carried on umer
some difficulties ' for 'the want of suitable ' equi~en:tsi In o,rder to make the
subject of agrieui~ure '1.ntEJrestini; and for :·thEi pUrpose of imPressing it on
the students, it is' ,deSirable ' that lectures shall: be iIlustrated with object
les&>n~. To meet this ' demarid, 'this 'departmen,t shquld. .be , supplied 'With the .
. different typical agricUltural soils from different parts of the state, with
drawings and models of all kinds of agricultural implements, tilings, and with
suitable microscopes for ' studyi~ ~oils, the- characteristics of 'the :different
ce+,eals am agricultural plants and their different processeS' of germination.
The ExP,eriment Station
Since the last biannual repOrt was made, I gather fran! the records of the Station,
that bulletins have been print ed and distributed from the department or agricul­ture
with the following numbers, and o,n the subje,cts below mentioned, ,
Bulletin No. 20 contains report s 'of E;Xperiments vd th. small f ruits, m.elonS: and
vegetables. Issued Nov. 1890 . '
Bulletin No. 22 cont ai ns experiments cot ton ~ nli compariso n~, Of. vari eties, issued
Jan'; 1891. . '
Bulletin No. 23 contains cooperative soil tests for 1890. ' IsSUed Feb. 1891.
Bulletin No . 24. On Dairying and Breeding. Issued Feb. 1891.
Bul letin No. 28. Watermelons ani cantaloupes. Issued Nov. 1891.
Bulletin ,No . ,29. Grape culture' :" 'rest of Va:ri¢i~s - Issued NOv. 1891.
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Bulletin No . ~ . Apples, Pears, Peaches, -ani Plums~ - Issued Nov. 1891.
BUlletin' No . ' 31 - Irish ~d SWee~ '~ptatoes '- Is~ed N~ . 1891. , ·
Bul~etin No. 4 32; ' Corn, i4heat and Oats - Issued 'Nov. 1891.
Bulletin No. 33 - Experiments with Cotton - Issued Dec. 1891.
Bulletin No. 34. Cooperating Soil Test Experiments for 189,1 - IsSued Jan. 1892.
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Bulleti n No. 35. , Glanders. Issued Jan. 1892.
Bulletin No. 37. Tobacco - Issued March 1892.
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During the year 1891, experimenters under the direction of the Agricultutist,
in the counties hereinafter named, we~e suppl i ed, each with 20Q Ibs. of fer- I
tilizers, compoun~ed at' -the station; ,to ~e experiments wi~h cotton on different I
soils, namely: ,Autauga, Barbour, ;Bibb, Blount, Butler; .Bullock, Calhourl,
Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clark, ClaY, Covington, Cullman, Dale, Elmore,
Etowa..ll, Fayett~ , Fr anklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry; lAuderdale; Lawrence,
Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo , I'farion, Nonroe, Morgan, Perry, Pike,
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Rand,olph" , Russell, shelby, st. Clair, Tallapqosa ani Washington. Also. to each of
these ,experimenters were sent 200 strawberry plants, 25 rooted grap-ey-ines, 12 .
. r aspberry plants, one package each crysantnemum plants and !101~er ~eds, and one
package each watermelon and cantaloupe seed. ' . "
DUFing, this YElar .th¥~J-six eJq:>eriments of lilte character" in as many different
.' i.counties, have been underj;aken.· 'r.
Distributions
100 packages grape cuttings of standard varieties have been distributed gratis
over the state during the present year, also 48 packages i gal. each white Clayton
bread corn, 48 package. ! gal. each, Experiment Station yellow corn.
l~' paqkages, each watermelon and cl\IltaloUpe seed.
19J packages garden seeds. ' ." ,
100 packages improved varieties cotton seed.
40 pecks of red wheat
40 peqks of white wheat
40 pecks of purple straw wheat
28 papers tobacco seed.
In addition to the above, quantities of raspberry virns and s"tra'troerry plants have
been donated. "
Improvements
During the year 1890-91 permanent improvements have been added by the construction
of one calf barn, 0ll? silo fo..r ensilage with two compartment s. · , .
. ' .
In the line of equipment.s cfurihg "the year 1890-91 one Belle Ci ty Ensilage. Cutter
ani Carrier were purchased, Terracing and unierorainage, with ,tiling ari\-,roadwaj'li
and avenues through the park, were construc.t ed ,to a· limited extent. '
Experiments
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The tol~owing is a list ot experiments being conducted on the station d~ the
year 1891-92:
29 expenments in graitl , . .
30 experiments with varieties ot cotton
24 experiments with tertUizers with cotton
10 'experiments with varieties 'of tobacco
11 experiments with' varieties, of oni'Olls
17 'experiments.'with varieti~s of sweet potatoes ':! _ '1
15 experimants with vari~ties of iristl"potatoes . ,' ~.'
2 , experiments, l/S acre each, cantaloupes to grow seed for distribution,
:3 experiments variety atermellons, seeds from center, stems and blossom ends
2 experiments variety watermellons;' Ii acres to grow seed for distribution.
5,000 grape cuttings rooted for distribution
1 experiment 1/20 acre, with Lathrus ,Silvestris.
S expEtriments with , YaI"'ieties ~of" grasses .
In addition to' the foregoing; the, following is being carried out:
40 experiments with cotton conducted for biologist - 2~ acres
25 experiments with cotton conducted tor chemist '- ,'4! acres '
84 experiments with cotton conducted, for botanist
2 experiments with cotton conducted for President of Board ot: Direction, 1 acre each.
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The .experiments 'that are already. undElrtaken by -the' dif'ferent orf~cer~ Connected
with' the station, at: the -t:inie of writ ing this x:epor~, a~ far in excess o( any: ,
heretofore conducted on the station by them - the ~umbers ~d characters of which
are above stated. . " . . .
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The 'Work done on these~ experiments 'nec:essarily require.s ) nu.ch labor and careful
attention; and much time to accurately record and' care'fully preserve th:ese experi­ments
is necessary - together with th,e experiments nade for the agricultural
department and keeping the various' crop ace-ounts .
- 'Betterments !
Valuable improvements 'have been made during the' year lS9l-92 in new fencing, 960
rpds which was needed for dividing ,fields • . l-1any ~ew ~ates~ hav~ been constructed
and put at suitable places. Thn'ing the 'spz\ing of lB92,- a t 'en horse-power motor,.
was placed at the agricuotural station and connected with the generator of .
electricity at the ~amo room at the ~colle'ge~.' , - w ' • •
On the 16th day of April, this power of electricity: was applied t~ 'the ma~hinery
used on the station, and cotton was ginned, and the~'reed nlill was ron 'by it , and
the power seemed to be a success, doing the work that has' been previous~ done by
the station engine.
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Veterinary Department
This new feature was introduced in connection With station work during one term
of l ~~e p~ese~t session ~ r , ~
~ , J, • I ....."- Lectures were delivered 'to the students of the third and second' classes on
veterin~ .surgery: and animal Physiology by Dr. C, A. Cary and public clinics .' , . Ir' - '. ,
~re held -on the~ stati6n grounds once eve!y' wee~ " at wh~ch ~ime the farmElrs from
, the adjoining ' county att'ended and brought with them stock to be examined and
treated for any disease or injUries. '. ,.
Much good resulted from these lectures made by 'Dr. Cary in different parts of the
st ate in addition to the instruction imparted to classes at the clinics held
weekly .; , '" ' -' , ." . . . .
This work seems to have been popular and highly appreciated, and if it could be
made a pennanent course it should add to the efficiency of 'college and station ··
work. ,. ',' " ;'"
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There has been a partial equipment made. f or the VeterUiary Department cOnsisting
of a supp~ of medicines, surg:i:al instrwnents" drawings and cl'iarts of dif'ferent
parts of the horse and ox, collectiorisof: animal·.bones·; and a skeleton each of .
the ox, sheep, horse, and hog, all ot Which are now"iri ;'place ~ :t he 'agricultural
laboratory~ "':'~ ' ,." ." (
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The management of the station far.ai: .. by TIl3' predecessor since the bieM'ial 'report
ot lSS8::lS9 and 1S89-90 has been along the" g6neral , lines a:tready :indicated.
The crops growirlg' on the .farm ~for tlie year-.'1S9l-92 in addition to the sPeCial.
experimental. work" are ~20 acres "'in cotton; ' 2 . in sweet potatoes; 4 in wl'uiat; 7,
in rye; 1 in barley; 30 in' oats; 40 in ' field peas; 00 in corn; and ' 3- in 'corn
for ensilage , most of which will be l:ised ' as fee'd f or 'the work stock and 'dairy
cat·t le on the farm. . ~. , . , .
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Expenditures
. \'1hen I entered uPon II\V duties about March 1st; I " ascert~ed "that of the a:ppropri­ation
of $4,000 made for ·the sta4ion ror th~ year lS91~92 that $2996. 91 had been
expended up to January 1st, lS92; and :in view of thi s fact the operations of the
'station farm have not been conducted on as liberal abasis a~ ~as desirable .
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Improvements & Repairs to Buildings . .
The pesidence at the station being .badly out of repair and wholly inconv~nient for
comfortabJ:e occupancy, repairs and hlterations and improvements .tQ the same were
ordered by the board of control of the Soard of trustees. This work has already
been commenced .and .will be rapidly pushed to completion, and the residence will . be
ma.d~ . more convenient · and comforta.ble: r' .. - • ~
APpr.enti~~ships· .' .. '1.
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For the ·purpose of getting ~tudents of the college in,t~rest~a in .ttte ·st.:udy and
practice of agriculture, and for aiding meritorious' student,S )In paying t.heir "''lay
while in college, it is advisable to establish a limited' numberof apprentice­,
ships in eonnection with the agricultural ,department .. I suggest t~at this be .­confined
to students of .the . sophomore . a~d junior classes, upon t;h.e , conditiqfts that
tbe.y ·Will perform practical work on the station farm during the summer. vacation,
and that . the.y be liberally paid. for their work. This . shoUld p,e 1:5esto\ofed ~9nly on
young men \vho have shown by their studying and work in ' the college ' 'that they are
worthy. , " .
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") By. this means a: student Who has a fondness for ~he pJ;'Ofession-of. agriculture will
be enabled ~q aid. in, the practical work 9f the .manY experimepts con4ucted on the
station farm .and acquire much practical ,agricultural informat ioJ;l • .. By: such a .
course of t 'raining, during the vacation, . diligent students can be ' bett'er fitt.ed
for all the minor positions, such as assistants or instructors in station" ,"TOrI{"
, 'The gaining of int.euig~nt labor' on th~ f~ and pr~ctical inst.ruct:i..~n of the
.students, as well as furnishing assistance to deserving men, . whose inc~~sed
usefulness· will return the cost thus bestowe.d, are suffiCient rea.sons for an
appropriation for this . purpose.
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Re.c onune.ngat.iQns f.or Im.p rovement .
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One of the most pressing wants on the station farm is better and larger f 8;rm ..
building for storing away and safely preserving the crops that are raised on the
_. farm for .feedi.I}g purposes .· .The present: buildings are insufficient for this
purpose. The fa.rm 'is much in heed of a large ,,,,ell constructed modern barn
convenientlya~ranged andsub~tantial1y const~ct.ed for holding ~ll s~ock that
are needed for work and experimental purpo~es, wi'th a capacity. for' holding. all .
the grain and forage that are made on the farm, and all -the important 'agricultural
machinery should 1;>e arranged in the barn and connecteq. with th~ electric .motor
power, ' so as to furnish a place dor students at 'practical work iri threshing grain,
ginning cotton, grinding feecl, etc, as well as being a model for the "farmers of
the state.
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The, recent. appropriations made by .the governmen~ to agricUltural· and mechanical
coll~ges .. opens t.he 'tray to expatld' and increa.se~ the course alfd imprqY!3, the fac~4tie s
for scientific 'instruction in agriculture and without sUitable bU.i:J:ding ,it qannot
bE;l . successfully carri~d .on. '.' ..
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The house occupi~d: by the first assi.s~ant agric~turist is poorly arranged,. needs
repai~8 . and should .be altered so as to afford mor~ comfort to~ the family that ~
occupies it .
It is impossible to secure efficient men for station work unless suitable buildings
.are,.fu:rnished f9r the cQnv.enience and comfort of their .families •
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Needs of the . Agr1cult~a,lSt'ati(in
Hot bed~ ':fo~' the forcing ' of earlY gru.=den and agricultural 'pI~ts for' exper.unental
purposes are indispensable for station work, and the station is without any such
appliances. The building of useful hot and t6rcing beds can be done at a small
cost. . Some of the flatlands can be much improved by the clrainage and in. addition
, ' the placing ,of tile' drainage . will be irlstructive to the"students of the -'agricultural
classes \<1ho receive lectures on d+ainage ~ ;.' 0i ", .-
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The large water tank in the farm ahd stock yard, which wascgnstructed 'at consider­able
cost, is not supplied with water o.~ · to some 'defect ih the construction 'of
the water power, and this should be remedied either by placing stronger water rams
at the pond which was made for suppl~ the farm buildings with water, or what is
much better - bY .putting, up a windmill with suffic~entpover to, supply, all the
wat~r , needed ' for stock"for the watering of . all plants, an~ ' for' g~nerpt i~rigation
of -ex, perimental grounds. ' ,, :.' ::> ..
L I t is de~ir~ble to have several different breeds of cattle on .theJstation farm for
~ the , purpc?s:e cirJcbmParing· the relative value of the differ~~t, breesl.s, for dairy and
~~ .~~er.t .., and to f ,a;niliarize th:e, st~dents of the agricultural d~partm~nt with
the pron:iinent charac;teristics . ~d· value Lof. the different breeds of cattle.
As the work of the station requires a good team, it is important that a pa.ir of
go.od ,blo~c;le(tyoung ~es ,s~ould. be ,adde.d to t,he statii>n, learn ,to be used for work,
- and when pr.~cti,cabJ.~, · f,Qrbre.,ding ~ pur.poses . The . rec,ent loss , of one of the station
mules ren'ders it neces·sary. that its place . should be 1 supplied with more ,team" and I ) • roo, .' • ~', ' • . .. - • ~ , ~ •
i t is .. ,aqYisable · that" Ilip.~es should be'. purcp.a't?~'~, and for the reasops ,t~at hav:e ,been
stated. '. '. v \ • ••• '. -
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The work,. of tP-j .. statiop ,rt:'lq,uires lll9ving from point to poi;ntr many. times, . frequently
the .s~ day,' ,and . much . time': is lost, by ~he assistant . agriculturist in wa.lldng
and directing the kihd. of work to be pertonned. , This should 'pe In!3t, by 'supplying
the station -with a horse for the use of' the agnculturist and his assistant in
the superintendency of the farm work, and it is a1so desirable that the station
be supplied with a suit.able ,vehic~e tOr' carry distinguished visitors over the
experimental and fami grounds. Much embarrassment has already been occasioned
for ~he ~t of this and such qonven~ nces are furnished a~ nearly all ~gricultural
~tations . .. .. " - .
. ~ - ,'" L . J ' ', ' < • I ....,. ~ • The feItcing ,, ~ri' ,the , ptffilic ~venue of the station ground'S and in fr.ont , of the .resi-eence
i'~~lin ' bad condition, and WBIlY, of the. planks.) and posts are rotten • . This
shoUld be thoroughly. ~repaired or removeq. .~da ,more substantial fence 'placed' in
, .,its stead, on~ , that.·Will be attractive and pl~asing to :the eye ~ , .
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The old peb'bie .and:,otlier' un~ightly buildings on the station" grounds shoUld r~e
taken down. ' , . . .,. _ . - ' .
The projected roadways through the farms and driveway through the forre'st should
be finished as ear~, as poss:i;b.le . ~ tqe stumps and brush ~ t~e park should be
, t ak?n up .and. .gotten 6ut of the way, and ~the ground seeded in grass for pastures
, f or ,dairy stock. A. reasonable outl~y s~qUld . b~ made. for.~he purc~a~e, of grass .
seed for experimenting in grasses for hay and pasture , espe.c1:-ally on ,the bottom
lands where a system of irrigation can be put into practice by using the water
from the creek tq.at passes .through the station :r~s . The Flemish proverb is
applicable right here - "No gr~ss, ·~o st!,ck; no stock, no manure; no ~ure"
poor l and" . The station is e~cted to collect soils from diff erent parts of the
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state for eXhibi~ at the Columbian 'ExpOsitiqn an~ alsO ' to eXhibit its prC?ducts '
at the state Fair next Fall at :Birmingham, an¢ for the se purposes a ·reasonabl e
appropriat i on ~Il ~ be needed. ~ r
The station now 'being connected with the electric plant in the meChanicaJ.
department at the college makes it necessary for the office at ~h~ ~ation to be
connected by telelphone with the mechanical department. .
This is necessary from the fact that notice has to be given in advanee so as to
arrange for the electric power to be applied when needed for the ~achiner,y Op .
the station farm and to promptly iaprove that department if the maChinery i$ in
or out of order.
A smali quantity of lumber add: several thousand shingles found on hand when I
took control have been used on the. repairs ~ of the residence of the station and
the engine formerly used ha's been sold. ' -' . ~ - n.... . . ' '.
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It is important fOF me to state to conduct the business of this department in
its ntmlerous details .:..to ke.ep account records 'of all experiment·s 'and crC?ps , . t hat
the number of_ assi~tants ~mployed at the' station, cannot De reduhe~wit~oyt .
detriment to this imporlant . work. ' . . . ' . .. , . . : ~
~ ,., ... oil II! e. ,
In this connection, I desire to state that appointees for this aepartment should
rec,eive their appointment on my .recommenc,a;tio,n - tho ,reflson for this is obvious;
therefor~ resPe ctfull~ request that. thi s privileg; be accor ded me. at ~l t~s .
I AccompallY(ing this repo rt ~ w.iJ,l be found a ... statement of th~ <illIP~t ot: II!9ney ,that .
will be rie-eded for the work at the station and for equj.,pnent' of. my qepartmEmt
in the college. If the wants are larger ' than you have the ability .. to meet, such
appro.priations as y.ou deem wise to ~ shPil", b~ used to ,thff best .acivan,:tage.
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I am requested to stat'e by Mr. Thomas, "tho is, fo~man of the fiel;d_.hands , that
he desires an increase in his wages. .
.. In. conclusion, I state that I llC\ye found the service~ of 1'-1r. James Clayton, the
assistant .agriculturist who has 'charge of the experimentcU "'and"n orticultural
grounds, valuable iri that line of work and that his service is vre~red for the
efficient conduct . ot .the work ,of tb,e agr~cultural. 8t~t~S>n .
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Committee on .Finance:
J . Harralsoa ~
Re. F. Ligon
C. c. Harris ~
H. C. Armstrong
J . G. Harris
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List of Committees as 'R~vised'
1892-93 .
. Co~~t~e ~ 6n Agr~c~ture:
R. F. K91b
J . G. Gilchrist ~<
J . H~ralson
C. C. Harris\'
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dommitte~Qn MeGh.
,. J . G. Harr'is
H • . H. l;.irldsay
~ . F~ Ligon
:~f • .. L. Stansel
C. C. Harris
Arts:
Committee on"Revision of Laws: Committee on CGllege
Lands and Property:
c. C. Harris
Committee on Claims:
H. L. Stansel
H. C. Armstrong
J . Harralson R: F: Ligon ... ·
J . W~ Bishop'
,J . G. Gilchrist
. C. H. Lindsay ·
J . Harralson
R. F. Kolb
H. C. Armstrong
J . W. Bi shop " .
C. Lindsay
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Committ ee on, Course of. Stu~:
C. H. Lindsay "
R. F. Kolb
J . W. Bishop
J . G. Gilchris~ ,
Committee on Building Repairs
and Improvements: '
H. C. 'AI,Iist;rong
R. F. Ligon
J . ,G. ,Gilchri13t
Committee ,of Vi sitors to
Experiment Station: .
:J . G: Gilchrist
R. F. Ligon
~ . C. Armstrong .
Library of the A & :1>r College
Auburn, Alabama :- June 12" '93
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. Execut ive Committee:
,J . Harralson
J . G' .. Gilchrist
H. C. Armstrong
R.F. Ligc:n .
The Board ' of Trustees of the A & ].I Coli~ge met in anm1Al se,ssion in the Library-of
the said College on the 12th day of June 189,3 at 10 o'clock a.m;
, On call~ .. the roll 'they vlere ' foumd 'to. be pres'ent: .' ius Exce;ne~c~ Thomas G. Jones,
Presiding; Mr . J . C. Rich, 1st Dist.1 I. F. Culver, 3rd D~st ,. ; , H. Clar Armstrong,
3::d Dist.; Wm. ~, 6th Dist . ; J. A. Bilbro, 7th ~~~t . f' Absent - Gilchri~, 2nd
D1st . j John Har~~son, 4th Dist.; R. F. Ligon, 5th D1st. ; C. C. Harris, Bth Dist.;
Duggar, 9th Dist. _ '
The presid~nt of th~ ppllege .made. report which was ,on motion ~f Mr." ~~o~
referred to a Committee consisting of Messrs. Bilbro, Culver, and Senan;
The., Trea:surer ,of the College ~de report which_ was . referred to a' Commi~tee consist-ing
.o!" Messrs. Ricb , Se~an, and Armstro~ ~ ,
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On motion of 'Mr. Culver a Committee to prepare
Dr. Lupton, late Professor of Chemistry of 'j:.he
of Messrs. Culver, Rich, and ' Armstrong. .
sUitable merriaml on the death ot
Col.l ege, was appoL~ted con.s isting
'ADoPTED
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By Mr. Amstron~ - 'Resolved: . That the Degrees recommended by the Facu.lW be con­fer
red in accordance wit~ the _said recommendations. ,Adopted.
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By Mr. Armstrong - Resolv~d: ':~That the resolution or the Board of Trustees at the
annual session of 1892 which ,is in wprds as follows: .-flThat Assistants granted to
a department by the Board shall be appointed by the Faculty with the approval
of the President, upon nomination made by the officer in charge of such Department,
:and tI:e. appointment shall ,?e for one year, If be . amended so a~ :li0 re,ad as follows:
That all Ass1B~ts whose salaries do not , exceed five hundred dollars granted by
the Board of Trlistees' to' any Department in the · College shall be appointed bY the
Faculty upon noinination by the officer 'in charge of such Department, with the Appro-val
of the President, ' and that the appointJ,nent of" all Assistants shall be for One
year. . .. . . . \ .. ,.
On J!lOtio~ of Mr. Armstrong the Board adJ ounled, :unt~l 3 :00 0' clock P.M.
llbrary of the A &.' M t.. ollege, :Monday, . ,June 1'. 2th, 1893.
Board met pursuant' tC) adjourrunent. They. were present: His Excellency Thos. G;
Jones, Presiding; Messrs. Rich, Gilchrist, Culver, Annstrong, Senan, Bilbro; atld
Duggar. '
A communication was read by Mr. Armstrong from Mr. C. C. Harris expressing

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personal and. highly offensive in l'anguage. You. -say, "No Q!/ence has been givsll. .
or intended. " 1nd, yet you :1ntensii'y -its perBOnality atd' offens;Lveness' by saying
in yours of the 19th ults.. that yPU "could-not, - nor wti:uld j.f you e.oul.d." amend -
or retract any part of i t~ (Your report) . :: You have,-.as' it were, sworn out a
warrant', and so far as 'yo~ oou;td, fil-ed· an indie'tlDent' agJlinst. me .. (the onlJ
one on record)· unsustained by eharges,~ and spec1fic~tions . To!1W no offence
has been given ox 'intended, and yet no 'retraction or. honorable 'amends, str:i.p:s the
as-sertion of every semblance' 01 sinceri.tY and exhibits a degree of unmanliness ,
which at once excites 'faelings 'of ,camm:ing1-ed pity and rcontempt~ ~ -
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Respecttully. 'Isaac ROss •
• '~". No .. 4 •
Oct. 20th, 1890.
Mr. Isaac Ross. ..0
Dear .Sir".,
The character of yours of the 13th inst • .forbids furt.her
notice on my part. Our social and official relations will- cease Wi th this date.
We will pass and repasEt in: future .. as strangers.
-, . -_ Respecttiilly. '
J. S. -Ne1l1l&ll
Montgomery, , Ala.
Jamary 13th, 1892.
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At a c'alled meeting bf the Board of Trustees 01.""-the Agrieultural. tam. Mechanical-'
College of Alabama. he~d 'in the EXecutive office at the .Gapit.-ol on January" 13th"
1892. ~.call of,the roll of the roll ~he~ . l$re _ p~sE!ntl - ; ,. - - J'" - ,~
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Thos. 0. Jones, ' ,(}overnor ot the ... State ani 'Ex-Qff ..
J . G-. ' Ha.rri~, Supt. of EducatiPn ,and
President-of the Board .... 'l.
Messrs. A.rmstrong~ ' Gilchrist, Ligon.-and -Lindsay.
I Absent: Messrs. Bishop, Kolb, Harris:, 'Haralson, and stanse);.
A quorum being present, 1the JTesident of the college utrdtted 'the following
report. f ., •
To the Board of .Trtrstees
of the A & M College
, 'l 'Lv' I respectfully .
report that George .B. 'Bryant resigned the off ice. of: Director of the Laboratory ,
of Mecnamc Arts Sept. 16th l89x; and,that with 'the approval of the .Faculty
I temporarily appointed 1st ' Asst. J,. J . Willmore to the-vacant position and
promoted ,D .. H. Blakey .tor- the position of. 1st. Asst. I -recommeoo that these
appointment.s be confirmed' and e.rience~ ani be -allle from
fami1iapity with principles o,f science r .e1ated tp ~gri'cultu~ to' conduct sc1.entific
experimentation and discuss the results. The great diff.'icu,lty in f inding, an ideal:
Professor of Agriculture, one who possesses practical lmow1edge a.s well as the
requisite scientific attainmep.ts.. He cannot be too familiar with principles of
science, npr know . too well the ·detai1s of practical agriculture.
After caretully considering all the conditions, and_ ~190king f.lone to the ' interests.
of t..lte college, I respectfully recommend to you for the position of Professor of
A gric11lture . and Agriculturist A • . J . BonduraQt -of Vi~ginia, and also recoJlllllend that
the salary be :two thousand dollars and resj.denoe. ~ -
It is important for the ipteres:t; of A,gr:icultUf&j ,that- the cQll.ege .should be
provided wit.h a Profe;ssor o:r lecturer of Veterinary Science, Acting under authority
g~ve;l in- a spec~al resolutio~ of. tbe Boar~, I ~Wi th tbe , approval t;lf t he Ex.
.committee, I have . employed Pr. C. A. Cary to lect~e on Veterinary Science. f or
three months, beginning January 1st at $150. 00 per mouth ~rrl respecttully I'ec.ommend
that this action be confirmed and made permanent.
I find it i!n.Possible . "t9 r.epair ,and .'improve ~don Hall as re.quired by the plans of·
th~ arch~tec~ with ~ amount; ~prQpriated, viz. $2500. ' The lowest bid offered was
$5556. The increased cost is cause~ by requirirlg. 8 inch instead' of, 4 inch walls'
as first proposed. I recommend that authority be given to have the improvements
made. ~ _r
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The depar~nt of Elee~~a+ ~1l8ering, has macie a- fawrable begj.nning and requires
a special room for En~llff2. '.: '1:-.m ~os. These will; ,cost abgut· $2000.
r .. ~ , F l · " • f'
At the ExPerime!tt ,Station all , ~be old inconvenient and ~ unsighj;ly st~cture s should '
be relOOved and. a cOJ!Ullodious mode~ barn pe built_ , I recommend that authority be
given to have the improvements made when funds are available, . sy.\lject to the
approval of the Ex. C9~t~e .
Agricultural and l1echanical
College of Alabama
January 13th, 1892.
Resp~ctfu~y ~b~~tt~d,
'WIn. IsRoy Broun
President ,.
On lOOtion of Mr. Lindsay that the Board go into an election of Pr6fes~r of
Agriculture and Agriculturist at a salary of $2000 per annum with a hou.se free
or rent. Adopted. '
On IOOtion of Mr.. Lindsay that Mr. A. J . Bondurant be elected Professor of Agri­culture
and Agrieulturist, his salary to begin from too date of his election.
Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Armstrong, that the Board- go into Executive Session.
2))
In' executive Session Mr. Armstrong offered the following. res6J.ution, vis. - That.
a cOmmittee be .-appointed to consist, of three membe.rs. of the Board 'of Tru~tees, ,to,­be
known as a committee on building, repairs and improvements, who shall have
charge of all work and improve~nts on the college buildings and grounds • . The
said cOmmittee shall- have au,th6rit,. to experid in tm- repair -of Langdon Hall, a sum
not to exceed five thousand, ddllars -and not unti1.· the- sum is available for each
purpose. Said committee consists of Messrs.- Armstrong, Gilchr.ist-, and Ligon. _
All 'of which was' -adopted. . .
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F'; M. Reese
-Secretary to Board of Trustees
AubUrn, 1l8.bama, March 9:th,' 1892. ~
At a meeting of the committee on .Experiment Station, ' th&re vere present Messr'"s-. ' "1:
Armstrong and Ligon, absent Mr. Gilchrist:. rA quorum· or the 'coilJnit~. - - ,
By Mr. Armstr-ong .. Resolved, that the bid made by Mr. J. A. ' Cullars for therem~el­ing,
repair alii imProvementtot. ~gdo~ Hall is 'hereby acc~pted~ SU:bj~et to su~h , ',
changes and modification-s, as may hereafter be agreed on ,by the buUding committee:
The amount.. of the bid of Mr. Cull:ars b~i~ five thousand, seven hUliired am~ seventy-five
33/100 .dollars ($5775.33). A:dopted. ' . -" v J ~ , ~- .:. ~ r' •
,. . ,.. " . ~-' .
Resolved - That there be made such repairs, improvements and changes, on the
residence building 'Of the Expt. station, as may be necessary tor thE! _ comfor~ alld
convencience 01" r the same as o\ltlined· and Ispeetl"ied in the report made bY Mr. 'J. A..
Cullars 'to the committee, of thi~ . date. ', Aaopted. ~ - . J •
By Mr. Ligon - Resolved, that the committee accept the proposition of Mrs.
Atkinson to build a residence on the grounds now oc,?upied by the Ch.ambers dwelling,
it being underStood and provided· that said new remdence, Shall become the PrQP­erty
of the . college on the pa.jment ot a SltJIl not exceeding feur. thousand ' dellars ~
($4000) on the actual cost when Professor Atkinson shall sever his connection
with the college. It btH.itg al.o understood · that Professor Atkinson ~S' to' receive
two hun1red dollars ($200) per year;"cbmnientatlve for' nouse rent. ' '!he committee
adjourned~ Adopted. . - - '"- .
F. M. Reese, Sec.
Library of-the A & M College, Auburn, Alabama, Jure 13th, 1892.
The Board of Trustees of trui A & M -College met in annual session in Library of said
College on 13th day of June, 1892.
On calling the roll they were found to be present:
Messrs. Harralson
" Bishop.
" Stancel , ;-. c
rt Harris (C~ C.)
II Gilchrist
" Lindsay
tI Armstrong
Absent: His Excellency Thos. G. Jones, Governor
J. G. Harris, Supt. of E4ucation
R. F. Ligon '
R. F. Kolb
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On motion of Mr. Annst rong, Mr. Harralson was c all ed to th~ c~ai r. '-'~ .. """,'-Uv ... .
The President of the College made his report which was as follows:
To the Trustees of the A & M College
Sirs:
I have the honor to present the ·following report of the condition of the college
for the session 91-92.
The matriculates during the session munbered 255, of these II were post graduate
students;, 214 undergraduate~ in the College clas~es, and 30 'in the Sub-Freshman
Class. .
The health of the students has been excellent; no sickness of a generai character
having at any time prevailed.
. . .
The death of F. M. Reese who for many years was Secret ary of your Board ot Trustees
occurred on the 7th of May.
To show respect to his memory as an officer of the iJ.1stitution, the exe~cises
of the College were suspended for a portion of the d~, and the facult,r and the
corps of cadets attended his f'lUleral .
The commendable order and dilligent, application to study that has'. prevailed , has
been mainly due , to the diligence and fai thfulnes~o$, ' the 9fftcers, who constitute
the faculty of the College.
Finances
. .
The report of the Treasurer shows that there was expended the pas.t' year by the
College and EJqleriment stati(;m:
'For Salaries . ' .
For equipment, etc . ~ at coll ege .
For supplies and equipment at station
For library
For building
$34, 286. 36
13, 901.16
,3,lS9.90
3, 955. 83
S, 862 . 26
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The annex t o the Mechanic Art Laboratory and addition to the . foundry co st
$2380. S3, and the plant l aboratory constructed far the department of Biology, to
investigate diseases of plants cost $298J.. 13.
At the ~aI+ed meeting held in Montgomery last January a committee of Trustees
was appointed to have charge of, all bulldings, repairs, ' etc. , ,and the committee
of the faculty was thereby relieved.
A contract has been made by this co'mmittee to improve Langdon Hall, as 'previously
deciciety has offered to pay freigllt on
all articles that the Coll~ge may -send to the state Fair, and requests .that alh
exhibi t be made.
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The Faculty approve the application and recomplend the same to the Board.
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I thEirefore recommemi tha"t, 'i t be made ' a generai rU1.e that all assistants, granted
by the Board, be apPc:>inted by the Faeulty, With ·the approval ' of the President,
upon nomination made by the officer in charge of the department to which the
assistan~ is assigned, a~ ' that th~ ... appointment be made only for one year. ,
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This rule "WOuld relieve the Trustees of much petty annoyance, and would promote
harmony and efficiency in inducing the assistants to look to ' the head of the
department and mt to ' the Trustees ~ ' ... ,.
Experiment S~ation
A.t a called meeting of the Board, ' held in 'Montgome~y Jan. ' 13th the resignat;ton of .
J . S. Newman was accepted, and A. J. Bondurant of Va. was elected Professor of .
Agriculture and Agriculturist of the Station.
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He reported for duty March 1st having first visited the stations in Va. , Ind., "
N. Y. and Mass.
r am gratified to report that he has entered upon his duties with .. that interest
ani confidence that comes of large experinece in practical AgricUlture, and gives
promise of success in his department.
I respectfully call attention to his r eport herewl th presented.
, .
The Board of Direction, consisting Qf, the President and ~f essors doing station
work, has met regularly and pianned experiments which have been undertSken at
the Stations. . '
Ten bulletins have been issued giving the resul~s of the experiments made.
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'Of the'se bulletin's seven were prepa"re for the consideration of the finance committee, a schedule of appro­priations
of the several funds of the college.
The following 8tu~t$are reco~nded. qy th~ rFacVlty for the degree of Bachelor
of Science.
William Sayre Allen
Archi~ SCruggs Averett
Elbert Cathey Averyt
Leigh stafford Boyde
Char les .llen Brown
J acob Thomson Bull~n.
George Samuel Clark
Walter Baston Clay
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John Gereardt Cronunelin
Jessee Locke Culver
Hellr,1 Lee Davidson .
Henr,y Tichenor DeBardeleben
Henry Farris Dobbin
William Francis f:eagin
James Edward Gachet .
Eugene Hamiteo Grave-s
Raleigh Williams Greene
Raleigh Frederick Hare
Louis Philip Heyman
Arthur ~e Jones
Robert Dibrell McAllister
Frank Mclemore 110seley
Leonidas Warren Payne
Charles Leed Pollard
Walter Evan Richards
Edward Broadus Smith
Signos Sydney strong
George Adams Thomas
Robert Jefferson Trammell
David Marshall Walker
David Lewis Whetstone
David Edwin Wilson
[
The following graduates students are recomended for the
named.
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For the degree of Master of.Science:
Harmon Benton
Benj aruin Minge Duggar
Charles Bowles Glenn
Clifford Leroy Hare
Frank Allernong Lupton
For the degree of Civil Engineer there is recommended: \
Seaborn Jessee Buckalew
Charles Cice~ Johnson
Alexamer Dovling' McLeneran .-
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For the degr-ee or Mfriing Engineer:
~lliam Audley Marshall
)
For the honorary degree of Civil Engineer." tm,re is recommended:
Arthur st. Clair Dunstan of • Virginia.
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For the honorary degree of ~ing Engineer:
E. J. Van Hoo.s e of Mexico ~
For the honorary degree of Master of Arts ;
Rev. O. C. McGehee of Greensboro, Ala. Respect~llly submitted,
Wm. LeRoy Broun, President
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June 13th, 1892
On lOOt i on of Mr. Stancel the report of the Presi dent was r eferred to 'the commi t t ee's
having in charge the several subjects treated of in said report.
The Treasurer of the College made hi s report as follows:
Report of the Treasurer of the A & M College for
COLIEGE ACCOUNTS
To Endo~ent Act,
ft " II
ft Libr ary "
ft" II
Balance
state Treasurer
Balance
Fees
"Inci dental" fI
" Stu-geon " II
" Expense tI
" Furniture and Equipment Act
By expenses at Commencement
It Mili tary Act
Receipts
Di sbur sements
" Trustees " 'I b
" Po stage "
" Printing & Advertising Act
" Insurance II
" Servants hire il
" Fuel 11
" Stationery "
" Grounds II
" Expense "
1\ Furniture and Equipment Act
" Surgeon "
" Salaries If .
" Library II
II Mechanic Arts II
II Building " (Fee s)
Balance
$ 61 .10
, 20,280. 00
131.92
426. 50
1,052. 50
1,047 . ~
126. 00
8.00
$ 190 . 95
149. 93
218. 76
276. 57
443. 25
170. 00
37800
250. 90
38. 20
91. 55
741.62
2,074. 66
1,047. 50
, '13,-633480
558. 42
1,160. 7
1,052 . ~
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
To Balance
" Amount from state Agr. Dept.
H Chemical Act
It Fann Products Act
fl Dairy Act
Receipts
$ 3,385. ~
,13,669. 42
78. 60
1,378.11
127.12
. r
" $22,482. 68 '
656.84
23,1)8. 52
By Chemical Act
" Expt. Station Act
" Salary "
11 Building it
To U. S. Treasurer Act
. - Disbursements
,
, .
Ba1anee ~. :
HATCH FUlID
Receipts
$ 750. 00
1,104. 33
6,074.05
4,655. 79
$15,000. 00
$12, 584.11 .
6,,054. 38
$18,638. $$
If Traveling Expenses of ~f~ - Act 71. 00 $15,071.00
By Po stage .Act '.
II Soil Test
II Expt. station Act
fI Building ,
:9isbursements
If Amount Paid Treas. advanced to
close College Building -Act
II Salary Act
II Printing"
" Li'!:>r~ . tI ..:._
If Chemistry I~
" Incidental Act
$ 50. 00
313 .87
3,055. 57
153. 91
597.03
6,793.96
620. 45
447. 94
450.00 '
139. 75
II Traveling Expense Act 282. ,29
" Stationery Act 91. 52 $12,995.35
Balance
"
,
.f: MOBRIIL FUND ENLOWMENT
,
Receipts ..
To U. S. Treasurer ~ ~
~
By Salary Act
II Library II·
Disbursements
Balance
$ 9,557. 76
$ 7, 784. 55
500.00
Morrill Fund, 1st & 2nd Insta1lme~ts
Receipts
'J r To. U. S. Tre~surer
Disbursemepts
By Mechanic Arts Act
fI Chemical "
I. Nat1. History II
II Biolo gy II
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$17,, 546.00
$ 1,320.73
315. 68
1,,001. 64
986. 88
$15 ,011.00
$ 9,557. 76
8,284. 55
1,273. 21
9,557.76
~17 ,546. 00.
239
240 I
To Librar,r Act
tt Engineer:i.ng "
"Phys i cs "
"History "
11 Engl ish II
n Elect. Engr . .. . 'I
" Museum II'
- 13a:Iance
~ .
.T"IO"'C~""~ _$ 2,449. 47
494. 44
350.34
21. 25
33. 25
3,848. 59
939 . 63 "
RECAPITULATION
To Colle ge Act
To Agricultur·a:l.- Act
To Hatch Fund Act
To Morrill Endowment Act
To Morrill Fund Act
Receipts
.
$ 23,139. 52
18,638. 55
·15,0·u. oo
9,557 .76
17,546.00
D:i.sb~sements
By College Act
By Agricultural Act
By Hatch Fund Act
By Morrill Endowment Act
By Morrill Fund Act
Balance , .
To Engineering-Account '· -
To Library Account : . ~ ­To
English and Histor,r Account
To Chemistry Account
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22, 482. 68 ·
12,S8k.17
12,995. 35
8,284. 55
11,821. 90
442. 20
1,003. 00
530. 00
625. 00
Salaries due July 1st, l8~2 . ~
From Endowment Account
From Agricultural' FUnd Act
From Hatch Fund Account
From Morrill Fund Account
\ ~
$ 3,337. 50
1,149. 98
. . 1, 541. 66
1,175.00
Respectfully submit ted, .
E. T. Glenn, Treasurer
A.& M. College
$11,821. 90
5,724. 10
$17, 546.00
$ 83,952, .83 "..
$ i ,784.'18
3,200. 20
.U
$ 7 ,204.14
On IOOtion of Mr. Annstrong the Treasurer's report was referred to the Committee on ,
Finance.
The resignation of ,Mr. Barnwell as Adjunct Prof. of Modern, Langu~~s ~ English
was tendered in Writing. ,And was on motion of Mr. C. C. Harris accepted.
Reports of the Faculty were submitted in wrft:i.ng and on motion of Mr. Armstrong
were r eceived and layed tempor~~ on the table.
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The fol lowing r esqlution was offe~ed b.1. Mr. C. · C~· lIarrist
t ii ,. \ ..
Resolved: ' That Assistants gr anted to a Department by the Board shall be appointed
by the Faculty with the approval of the President, whose nomination made by the
officer in charge of such Department, - and the appointments shall be fo r one year,
Adopted. ' . (Amended on Page ,:&)
, ~sy
The following resolution was offered by Mr. Bisoop:
Resolved: ' -That young women -eighteen years of age, who are qualifi~d to pursue
the studie~ of the Junior Class, may be entered as students of the College, under
such regu~~tions as the Faculty: may prescribe: Adopted. (June 13, 1892) .
By Mr. C. C. Harris:'
Resolved: That with the approval ot 'the President any Professor of the College
may con duet a SUmmer School - Provided the college incurrs no expense, and pro­vided
further that each Prof. conducting such school shall be reSponsible for any
and all damage done to the college, ani for any and all materials used in conduct­ing
said school. Adopted.
By Mr. St-ancel
Resolved: That the Degrees recommended by the Faculty be conferred J..n accor da~e
With ~aid recommendations. Adopted.
o '
By Mr. C.": ·C. Harris I
Resolved: That the Executive CoImlittee be instructed- to meet at tlie College i n
Sept. Biennially to receive the reports of the Faculty 'and transmitr 1:.he'm to t-he · .
Governor£or publications. Adopted.
.t
On motion of Mr. C. C. Harris the Board adjourned to meet at five o ' clock P.M.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present :-
Mr.
Y1l'.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Harral son, Presiding
Harris (C. C. )
Bishop
Lindsay
GilPro,f~ of El~ct~ical "Engineering
is hereby made Prof. of Electrical Engineering With 'a sahry Of' $1,860 per annum.
And that the salary of Prof. of History, and Latin is -hereby increas~d to $1,800
per annum. Adop ted. . . . . '.. .
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By Mr. ' Harralson: Resolved ~ That the Treasurer shall report to the President on
the 1st of each month, the "exact amount , of the. exp.e-nditures made by each Dept. ' .. ,. . ,
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of the College and sh,all keep th,e account,s orde~d to 'ge, paid from the Hatch
Furrl distinct from aLL o:thers. ' Adopted. . : ' , ' . . . ,
By Mr. Gilchrist: Resolved ' - Tha~ ($21000), 'two -thousand dollars of the . amount ,
remaining from the lsi and 2nd installment of the Morrill Fund is hereby' appropri­ated
to Equiping, a Physical Laboratory and the balance to the Library. Adopted. ~ .. .. _ ., 41 .. .
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By Mr. Harral$on: Resolved ' - 1hat the Governor be requested to d.irect the .
Examiner of Public Accounts to suggest to the' Board such improvements iD the method
of keeping the books ' of the Treasurer -as will best ,promote simplicity and the
keeping of separate funds apart; and that said re~ort when ~e.ceived be laid before
the EXecutive Committee to be put in force if apprived by them. Adopted.
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On motion ot Mr ~ Q. 9. Har;ris tli~ Board adjo';U"Iled to meet again at ~,:oo «;> I,c1:ock ' . ,
tomorrow IOOrning.
Library of the A & M College June l5thl 1892. ' ... .~ fh
A r f <0- _ ' • r .
The Board met ~t 9:09 oJclock pursuant Lto ,.~djourrunent.
They were present: Mr. Harralson, Presiding
1'11'. Bishop.
,_Mr. Stancel
, . Mr. Gilchris t.
Mr. Harris, -'C. C.
Mr. Harrisl J. G.
Mr. Lindsay an~ Mr .. Armstrong.
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Mr. Bishop from the Committee to prepare a Memorial on the death of Mr. F. M. Reese
made the following report which was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS:
WHEREAS:
"r t ' , r . A wise, just, and merciful Providence has since the last meeti~ of the
Board seen fit to remove from among the walks of man Hon. F. M. Reese, the
Secretary ot this Board from. the organization of the A & M College until
his death. A period of more than twenty years; arxi
We had by this long association with him on -the Board learned to
appreciate -his ,great efficiency as Secretary; his genial nature as a
, companIon~ and his benevolent character as a citizen and steadfast
devotion as a friend.
THEREFORE, REIDLVED:
That in the death of Mr. Reese this Board has sustained an irreparable '
loss; ,The College a warml earnes~, and, d~voted friend; Society a public
spirit.ed unselfish member; the ·state a patr.iotic, intelligent citizen, and
his family a tender, devoted, and thoughtful husband; his children a
kind, p~tient, . and lo~g Father.
REOOLVED: That a page be set ,apart in our Records , on which this Hemorial shall
be entered and that a copy of the same be furnished to tre family of
the deceased. Signed: J. W. Bishop, J. G. Gilchrist, H. CI~ Armstrong.
By Mr. Harralson: Resolved ~ That the Treasurer of the A & M College be authorized
and d~rected ¥>' draw ' fro~ th~ state .Tr~asu~ quar"..erly the amount due the College,
from the Morrill Fund on approval of the President of the Gollege.. Adopted.'
Mr. p,mstrong presented a memorial, from ,the Al'UJDU-i ot: _t~ College asking that the
Board make a~ ~ppropriation for an , annu~ Ba~uet for the ~lumni .ssociation.
Memorial was signed by J . C. Street, C. C. Thach, and C. H. Ross, Com.
•
•
J' ~ On motion of Mr. C; C. H~rris, Mr. Annstrong was requested to communicate to
the Committee of the Alumni Association, the regrets' of the Board that i t " cannot
under the law goverping the ~xpen~ ture of the funds of the College make an
appropriation for the pUrpo~e indicated' in the said Memorial.
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By ' Mr'~ J . G. ' HaITi~ - Resolved:' That the Board request Mr. Armstro~ to keep
a minute of its proceedings during the present session, and after the session
has closed to have the s~e entered' in the book of ReCords under his supervision
and direction, ' and when the work has been completed, -he will 'certify same to -
Ex. CoJllllQ.ttee, who Will order such cOI!lPensation for the work done as may be
deemed just am proper~ Adopted. - . ~
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Mr. Anns't-rong presented a conununication, from Mr. J . F • . Wilkerson, cl aimjng t-hat
t he sum of fifty dollars was due him for two months' services, i . e . , July am
August, 1890, in Chemical Laboratory.
On motion of Mr. C. C. HaITis, Mr. Armstrong was requested to inform Mr.
Wilkerson that after a careful investigation of the claim the College was in
no way responsible for the amount and. ',tHat the claim be ndt allOwed. r
On motion of Mr. Annstrong the reports of the severai -members of ' the Faculty
be taken from the table, and after consideration thr ~orts of Professors of
Chemistry, English and Political Economy, Biology, History & Latin, Military
Science, Mechanic Arts, Civil Engineering, Electrical- Engineering, Natural
History, Mathematics were,
On motion of Mr. C. C. Harris ordered to be filed 'with the records 'of the College
and the report of the Professor of Agriculture and Experiment Station be ent~red
in the Records. .
There being no further business the Board on motiQn of Mr. Bishop adj oUDn~.
s i ne die.
Experiment station
of the
Agricul~al ~ M~c~ical Colleg~
',Aubarn, Ala. '
. May 26th, 1892
To : Dr. WIn. Leroy Broun
President of the A & M College
Sir: •
. I beg herewith to 'submit ,a report of the work done fqr the past · tWo years,
with the course of ~tz:xction: iiven and improvements needed at t-he St~tion.
,Agri?ul ture
Ver.r RespectfUliy,
Alex J . Bondurant
Agriculturist
:
The course of -instruction in this department' embraces : I . &ilsj II~ Plantsj
III. Domestic Animals. ..J • y •
In the Fresnman Class lectures extending through the thirq term of' the se~sion .
treat "of soils, their elassificatiori~ physical defects and remedies, causes of
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dimini sh~d fertilit y and ~ the · means used. to protect them from waste and r estore
:fIr:tllity, and the theory and practi ce of surface and ~b-draining, e~ . These
subjects are treated with special reference to the di.tferent classes of ~ &>il in
Alabama, omittir'ig as far ·as possible, ·questionsl.n.volving a knowledge of ·Chemis­try
~m Botany, In the Sophomore Class in addition , 1:. .the discus~ion qf the
physical properties and t r eatment :of soils, the method~ . of studying their defect s
and their remedies are also considered.
The sources of the important elements of plant food and tneir use u:gon different
soils am' plants, saving farln ' manur&s, . Jl.!&k~ ~ompo sts, propor:t.i;oniIig am apply­ing
commercial .fertilizers, .the , relation o~ plal}t gro,wth to soil and ,atmosphere,
terracing and grading land to prevent washing, plows and plowiIlg, aM indeed ' ,
everything .connected With tilling the ~soil, passes under revieW as foU¢aUon wor k.
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Southern Agriculture is then treated - the history, nature and 'cultivation of
field crops discussed as regards their aaaptation to, and ' treatment upon, the
soils of Alabama. - ~
This occupies the first and second terms. The third term i s devoted to domestic
an~ commercial horticulture, poultry, shee;>" . cattle-breeding, and mana·gement of
d~l.I"Y,' etc. . . . '. - . ,
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In the Junior Class stock breeding and management are completed and a course in
Comology, including. the propagat..ion of nursery stock, planting" manuripg,
pruning, cultivating, harvestirig, and marketing every spec,?es of fruit ;is
treated, which occupies the second term. ,. .
In the third term, lectures are delivered upon subjects
the selection, purchase of equipment, and management of
manage.ment. of labor., e. tc.
. .
relating to Agripu~t~ ,
a farm, employment and
Landscape gardening ~1s0 i~ taught .. with.,special reference to the ~royement of
country homes.
Drainage and models of Agricultural implements and farm prodUcts will be used to
illustrate lectures, referenc.e will be made to suitable· Agri.cu;I.turjU b90ks,
and especial reference to the Experiments contained in bulletins of other
Agricultural stations, whenev~r applicable !-O the ~ubject . ,under di~cus~ion .
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In this department, practical agricult1,lre is combined with class instr1}.ction.
Opportunities are given, and students are requ~ed in the second and third
classes, to do practical. field . work of an edu~ational chara9ter, u~der . the in­struction
and direction of the professor, and they are graded according to their
skill.
The fam , instruction. Will embrace details of fam work, assisting in f:i..eld and
feeding experiments, dairY work, care and management of fam stock, machinery,
propagating fruits, grafting and bud9ing, ~n:l. pruning v:i,nes and frq1t ~rees . , -
In this department, the number of ma"\:riculate stud~nts rOf the ses~n .1890- 91:
was one hundred am twenty-six, and for the session 1891-92 one hundred and
seventeen.
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There are three ciasses in Agriculture to whicq.,,iectures are -delivered regularly ' c
every week. To the second class, t wo recitations of an hour eaoh per week - to
the third 'class 'three recitations of an ho~ eacl1~ and i!o the fo-qrth ~ia.ss, two
recitations of an hour 'each.. '
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rwo ' hours' per week ~e requir ed of the second ~ third classes each, for practi­cal
work on the Station fam under ..... my direction with the aid of my aSsistants/
By this method ' t~e students can ~earn to perform ,useful farm 'WOrk, ,and have an
oppartunity to becom~ .famil-iar ~th the n~. To meet this ' demarid, 'this 'departmen,t shquld. .be , supplied 'With the .
. different typical agricUltural soils from different parts of the state, with
drawings and models of all kinds of agricultural implements, tilings, and with
suitable microscopes for ' studyi~ ~oils, the- characteristics of 'the :different
ce+,eals am agricultural plants and their different processeS' of germination.
The ExP,eriment Station
Since the last biannual repOrt was made, I gather fran! the records of the Station,
that bulletins have been print ed and distributed from the department or agricul­ture
with the following numbers, and o,n the subje,cts below mentioned, ,
Bulletin No. 20 contains report s 'of E;Xperiments vd th. small f ruits, m.elonS: and
vegetables. Issued Nov. 1890 . '
Bulletin No. 22 cont ai ns experiments cot ton ~ nli compariso n~, Of. vari eties, issued
Jan'; 1891. . '
Bulletin No. 23 contains cooperative soil tests for 1890. ' IsSUed Feb. 1891.
Bulletin No . 24. On Dairying and Breeding. Issued Feb. 1891.
Bul letin No. 28. Watermelons ani cantaloupes. Issued Nov. 1891.
Bulletin ,No . ,29. Grape culture' :" 'rest of Va:ri¢i~s - Issued NOv. 1891.
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Bulletin No . ~ . Apples, Pears, Peaches, -ani Plums~ - Issued Nov. 1891.
BUlletin' No . ' 31 - Irish ~d SWee~ '~ptatoes '- Is~ed N~ . 1891. , ·
Bul~etin No. 4 32; ' Corn, i4heat and Oats - Issued 'Nov. 1891.
Bulletin No. 33 - Experiments with Cotton - Issued Dec. 1891.
Bulletin No. 34. Cooperating Soil Test Experiments for 189,1 - IsSued Jan. 1892.
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Bulleti n No. 35. , Glanders. Issued Jan. 1892.
Bulletin No. 37. Tobacco - Issued March 1892.
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During the year 1891, experimenters under the direction of the Agricultutist,
in the counties hereinafter named, we~e suppl i ed, each with 20Q Ibs. of fer- I
tilizers, compoun~ed at' -the station; ,to ~e experiments wi~h cotton on different I
soils, namely: ,Autauga, Barbour, ;Bibb, Blount, Butler; .Bullock, Calhourl,
Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clark, ClaY, Covington, Cullman, Dale, Elmore,
Etowa..ll, Fayett~ , Fr anklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry; lAuderdale; Lawrence,
Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo , I'farion, Nonroe, Morgan, Perry, Pike,
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Rand,olph" , Russell, shelby, st. Clair, Tallapqosa ani Washington. Also. to each of
these ,experimenters were sent 200 strawberry plants, 25 rooted grap-ey-ines, 12 .
. r aspberry plants, one package each crysantnemum plants and !101~er ~eds, and one
package each watermelon and cantaloupe seed. ' . "
DUFing, this YElar .th¥~J-six eJq:>eriments of lilte character" in as many different
.' i.counties, have been underj;aken.· 'r.
Distributions
100 packages grape cuttings of standard varieties have been distributed gratis
over the state during the present year, also 48 packages i gal. each white Clayton
bread corn, 48 package. ! gal. each, Experiment Station yellow corn.
l~' paqkages, each watermelon and cl\IltaloUpe seed.
19J packages garden seeds. ' ." ,
100 packages improved varieties cotton seed.
40 pecks of red wheat
40 peqks of white wheat
40 pecks of purple straw wheat
28 papers tobacco seed.
In addition to the above, quantities of raspberry virns and s"tra'troerry plants have
been donated. "
Improvements
During the year 1890-91 permanent improvements have been added by the construction
of one calf barn, 0ll? silo fo..r ensilage with two compartment s. · , .
. ' .
In the line of equipment.s cfurihg "the year 1890-91 one Belle Ci ty Ensilage. Cutter
ani Carrier were purchased, Terracing and unierorainage, with ,tiling ari\-,roadwaj'li
and avenues through the park, were construc.t ed ,to a· limited extent. '
Experiments
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The tol~owing is a list ot experiments being conducted on the station d~ the
year 1891-92:
29 expenments in graitl , . .
30 experiments with varieties ot cotton
24 experiments with tertUizers with cotton
10 'experiments with varieties 'of tobacco
11 experiments with' varieties, of oni'Olls
17 'experiments.'with varieti~s of sweet potatoes ':! _ '1
15 experimants with vari~ties of iristl"potatoes . ,' ~.'
2 , experiments, l/S acre each, cantaloupes to grow seed for distribution,
:3 experiments variety atermellons, seeds from center, stems and blossom ends
2 experiments variety watermellons;' Ii acres to grow seed for distribution.
5,000 grape cuttings rooted for distribution
1 experiment 1/20 acre, with Lathrus ,Silvestris.
S expEtriments with , YaI"'ieties ~of" grasses .
In addition to' the foregoing; the, following is being carried out:
40 experiments with cotton conducted for biologist - 2~ acres
25 experiments with cotton conducted tor chemist '- ,'4! acres '
84 experiments with cotton conducted, for botanist
2 experiments with cotton conducted for President of Board ot: Direction, 1 acre each.
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The .experiments 'that are already. undElrtaken by -the' dif'ferent orf~cer~ Connected
with' the station, at: the -t:inie of writ ing this x:epor~, a~ far in excess o( any: ,
heretofore conducted on the station by them - the ~umbers ~d characters of which
are above stated. . " . . .
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The 'Work done on these~ experiments 'nec:essarily require.s ) nu.ch labor and careful
attention; and much time to accurately record and' care'fully preserve th:ese experi­ments
is necessary - together with th,e experiments nade for the agricultural
department and keeping the various' crop ace-ounts .
- 'Betterments !
Valuable improvements 'have been made during the' year lS9l-92 in new fencing, 960
rpds which was needed for dividing ,fields • . l-1any ~ew ~ates~ hav~ been constructed
and put at suitable places. Thn'ing the 'spz\ing of lB92,- a t 'en horse-power motor,.
was placed at the agricuotural station and connected with the generator of .
electricity at the ~amo room at the ~colle'ge~.' , - w ' • •
On the 16th day of April, this power of electricity: was applied t~ 'the ma~hinery
used on the station, and cotton was ginned, and the~'reed nlill was ron 'by it , and
the power seemed to be a success, doing the work that has' been previous~ done by
the station engine.
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Veterinary Department
This new feature was introduced in connection With station work during one term
of l ~~e p~ese~t session ~ r , ~
~ , J, • I ....."- Lectures were delivered 'to the students of the third and second' classes on
veterin~ .surgery: and animal Physiology by Dr. C, A. Cary and public clinics .' , . Ir' - '. ,
~re held -on the~ stati6n grounds once eve!y' wee~ " at wh~ch ~ime the farmElrs from
, the adjoining ' county att'ended and brought with them stock to be examined and
treated for any disease or injUries. '. ,.
Much good resulted from these lectures made by 'Dr. Cary in different parts of the
st ate in addition to the instruction imparted to classes at the clinics held
weekly .; , '" ' -' , ." . . . .
This work seems to have been popular and highly appreciated, and if it could be
made a pennanent course it should add to the efficiency of 'college and station ··
work. ,. ',' " ;'"
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There has been a partial equipment made. f or the VeterUiary Department cOnsisting
of a supp~ of medicines, surg:i:al instrwnents" drawings and cl'iarts of dif'ferent
parts of the horse and ox, collectiorisof: animal·.bones·; and a skeleton each of .
the ox, sheep, horse, and hog, all ot Which are now"iri ;'place ~ :t he 'agricultural
laboratory~ "':'~ ' ,." ." (
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The management of the station far.ai: .. by TIl3' predecessor since the bieM'ial 'report
ot lSS8::lS9 and 1S89-90 has been along the" g6neral , lines a:tready :indicated.
The crops growirlg' on the .farm ~for tlie year-.'1S9l-92 in addition to the sPeCial.
experimental. work" are ~20 acres "'in cotton; ' 2 . in sweet potatoes; 4 in wl'uiat; 7,
in rye; 1 in barley; 30 in' oats; 40 in ' field peas; 00 in corn; and ' 3- in 'corn
for ensilage , most of which will be l:ised ' as fee'd f or 'the work stock and 'dairy
cat·t le on the farm. . ~. , . , .
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Expenditures
. \'1hen I entered uPon II\V duties about March 1st; I " ascert~ed "that of the a:ppropri­ation
of $4,000 made for ·the sta4ion ror th~ year lS91~92 that $2996. 91 had been
expended up to January 1st, lS92; and :in view of thi s fact the operations of the
'station farm have not been conducted on as liberal abasis a~ ~as desirable .
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Improvements & Repairs to Buildings . .
The pesidence at the station being .badly out of repair and wholly inconv~nient for
comfortabJ:e occupancy, repairs and hlterations and improvements .tQ the same were
ordered by the board of control of the Soard of trustees. This work has already
been commenced .and .will be rapidly pushed to completion, and the residence will . be
ma.d~ . more convenient · and comforta.ble: r' .. - • ~
APpr.enti~~ships· .' .. '1.
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For the ·purpose of getting ~tudents of the college in,t~rest~a in .ttte ·st.:udy and
practice of agriculture, and for aiding meritorious' student,S )In paying t.heir "''lay
while in college, it is advisable to establish a limited' numberof apprentice­,
ships in eonnection with the agricultural ,department .. I suggest t~at this be .­confined
to students of .the . sophomore . a~d junior classes, upon t;h.e , conditiqfts that
tbe.y ·Will perform practical work on the station farm during the summer. vacation,
and that . the.y be liberally paid. for their work. This . shoUld p,e 1:5esto\ofed ~9nly on
young men \vho have shown by their studying and work in ' the college ' 'that they are
worthy. , " .
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") By. this means a: student Who has a fondness for ~he pJ;'Ofession-of. agriculture will
be enabled ~q aid. in, the practical work 9f the .manY experimepts con4ucted on the
station farm .and acquire much practical ,agricultural informat ioJ;l • .. By: such a .
course of t 'raining, during the vacation, . diligent students can be ' bett'er fitt.ed
for all the minor positions, such as assistants or instructors in station" ,"TOrI{"
, 'The gaining of int.euig~nt labor' on th~ f~ and pr~ctical inst.ruct:i..~n of the
.students, as well as furnishing assistance to deserving men, . whose inc~~sed
usefulness· will return the cost thus bestowe.d, are suffiCient rea.sons for an
appropriation for this . purpose.
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Re.c onune.ngat.iQns f.or Im.p rovement .
. ..
One of the most pressing wants on the station farm is better and larger f 8;rm ..
building for storing away and safely preserving the crops that are raised on the
_. farm for .feedi.I}g purposes .· .The present: buildings are insufficient for this
purpose. The fa.rm 'is much in heed of a large ,,,,ell constructed modern barn
convenientlya~ranged andsub~tantial1y const~ct.ed for holding ~ll s~ock that
are needed for work and experimental purpo~es, wi'th a capacity. for' holding. all .
the grain and forage that are made on the farm, and all -the important 'agricultural
machinery should 1;>e arranged in the barn and connecteq. with th~ electric .motor
power, ' so as to furnish a place dor students at 'practical work iri threshing grain,
ginning cotton, grinding feecl, etc, as well as being a model for the "farmers of
the state.
. .
The, recent. appropriations made by .the governmen~ to agricUltural· and mechanical
coll~ges .. opens t.he 'tray to expatld' and increa.se~ the course alfd imprqY!3, the fac~4tie s
for scientific 'instruction in agriculture and without sUitable bU.i:J:ding ,it qannot
bE;l . successfully carri~d .on. '.' ..
, . . .
The house occupi~d: by the first assi.s~ant agric~turist is poorly arranged,. needs
repai~8 . and should .be altered so as to afford mor~ comfort to~ the family that ~
occupies it .
It is impossible to secure efficient men for station work unless suitable buildings
.are,.fu:rnished f9r the cQnv.enience and comfort of their .families •
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Needs of the . Agr1cult~a,lSt'ati(in
Hot bed~ ':fo~' the forcing ' of earlY gru.=den and agricultural 'pI~ts for' exper.unental
purposes are indispensable for station work, and the station is without any such
appliances. The building of useful hot and t6rcing beds can be done at a small
cost. . Some of the flatlands can be much improved by the clrainage and in. addition
, ' the placing ,of tile' drainage . will be irlstructive to the"students of the -'agricultural
classes \<1ho receive lectures on d+ainage ~ ;.' 0i ", .-
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The large water tank in the farm ahd stock yard, which wascgnstructed 'at consider­able
cost, is not supplied with water o.~ · to some 'defect ih the construction 'of
the water power, and this should be remedied either by placing stronger water rams
at the pond which was made for suppl~ the farm buildings with water, or what is
much better - bY .putting, up a windmill with suffic~entpover to, supply, all the
wat~r , needed ' for stock"for the watering of . all plants, an~ ' for' g~nerpt i~rigation
of -ex, perimental grounds. ' ,, :.' ::> ..
L I t is de~ir~ble to have several different breeds of cattle on .theJstation farm for
~ the , purpc?s:e cirJcbmParing· the relative value of the differ~~t, breesl.s, for dairy and
~~ .~~er.t .., and to f ,a;niliarize th:e, st~dents of the agricultural d~partm~nt with
the pron:iinent charac;teristics . ~d· value Lof. the different breeds of cattle.
As the work of the station requires a good team, it is important that a pa.ir of
go.od ,blo~c;le(tyoung ~es ,s~ould. be ,adde.d to t,he statii>n, learn ,to be used for work,
- and when pr.~cti,cabJ.~, · f,Qrbre.,ding ~ pur.poses . The . rec,ent loss , of one of the station
mules ren'ders it neces·sary. that its place . should be 1 supplied with more ,team" and I ) • roo, .' • ~', ' • . .. - • ~ , ~ •
i t is .. ,aqYisable · that" Ilip.~es should be'. purcp.a't?~'~, and for the reasops ,t~at hav:e ,been
stated. '. '. v \ • ••• '. -
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The work,. of tP-j .. statiop ,rt:'lq,uires lll9ving from point to poi;ntr many. times, . frequently
the .s~ day,' ,and . much . time': is lost, by ~he assistant . agriculturist in wa.lldng
and directing the kihd. of work to be pertonned. , This should 'pe In!3t, by 'supplying
the station -with a horse for the use of' the agnculturist and his assistant in
the superintendency of the farm work, and it is a1so desirable that the station
be supplied with a suit.able ,vehic~e tOr' carry distinguished visitors over the
experimental and fami grounds. Much embarrassment has already been occasioned
for ~he ~t of this and such qonven~ nces are furnished a~ nearly all ~gricultural
~tations . .. .. " - .
. ~ - ,'" L . J ' ', ' < • I ....,. ~ • The feItcing ,, ~ri' ,the , ptffilic ~venue of the station ground'S and in fr.ont , of the .resi-eence
i'~~lin ' bad condition, and WBIlY, of the. planks.) and posts are rotten • . This
shoUld be thoroughly. ~repaired or removeq. .~da ,more substantial fence 'placed' in
, .,its stead, on~ , that.·Will be attractive and pl~asing to :the eye ~ , .
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The old peb'bie .and:,otlier' un~ightly buildings on the station" grounds shoUld r~e
taken down. ' , . . .,. _ . - ' .
The projected roadways through the farms and driveway through the forre'st should
be finished as ear~, as poss:i;b.le . ~ tqe stumps and brush ~ t~e park should be
, t ak?n up .and. .gotten 6ut of the way, and ~the ground seeded in grass for pastures
, f or ,dairy stock. A. reasonable outl~y s~qUld . b~ made. for.~he purc~a~e, of grass .
seed for experimenting in grasses for hay and pasture , espe.c1:-ally on ,the bottom
lands where a system of irrigation can be put into practice by using the water
from the creek tq.at passes .through the station :r~s . The Flemish proverb is
applicable right here - "No gr~ss, ·~o st!,ck; no stock, no manure; no ~ure"
poor l and" . The station is e~cted to collect soils from diff erent parts of the
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state for eXhibi~ at the Columbian 'ExpOsitiqn an~ alsO ' to eXhibit its prC?ducts '
at the state Fair next Fall at :Birmingham, an¢ for the se purposes a ·reasonabl e
appropriat i on ~Il ~ be needed. ~ r
The station now 'being connected with the electric plant in the meChanicaJ.
department at the college makes it necessary for the office at ~h~ ~ation to be
connected by telelphone with the mechanical department. .
This is necessary from the fact that notice has to be given in advanee so as to
arrange for the electric power to be applied when needed for the ~achiner,y Op .
the station farm and to promptly iaprove that department if the maChinery i$ in
or out of order.
A smali quantity of lumber add: several thousand shingles found on hand when I
took control have been used on the. repairs ~ of the residence of the station and
the engine formerly used ha's been sold. ' -' . ~ - n.... . . ' '.
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It is important fOF me to state to conduct the business of this department in
its ntmlerous details .:..to ke.ep account records 'of all experiment·s 'and crC?ps , . t hat
the number of_ assi~tants ~mployed at the' station, cannot De reduhe~wit~oyt .
detriment to this imporlant . work. ' . . . ' . .. , . . : ~
~ ,., ... oil II! e. ,
In this connection, I desire to state that appointees for this aepartment should
rec,eive their appointment on my .recommenc,a;tio,n - tho ,reflson for this is obvious;
therefor~ resPe ctfull~ request that. thi s privileg; be accor ded me. at ~l t~s .
I AccompallY(ing this repo rt ~ w.iJ,l be found a ... statement of th~ n .
j
.
Committee on .Finance:
J . Harralsoa ~
Re. F. Ligon
C. c. Harris ~
H. C. Armstrong
J . G. Harris
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List of Committees as 'R~vised'
1892-93 .
. Co~~t~e ~ 6n Agr~c~ture:
R. F. K91b
J . G. Gilchrist ~<
J . H~ralson
C. C. Harris\'
.
dommitte~Qn MeGh.
,. J . G. Harr'is
H • . H. l;.irldsay
~ . F~ Ligon
:~f • .. L. Stansel
C. C. Harris
Arts:
Committee on"Revision of Laws: Committee on CGllege
Lands and Property:
c. C. Harris
Committee on Claims:
H. L. Stansel
H. C. Armstrong
J . Harralson R: F: Ligon ... ·
J . W~ Bishop'
,J . G. Gilchrist
. C. H. Lindsay ·
J . Harralson
R. F. Kolb
H. C. Armstrong
J . W. Bi shop " .
C. Lindsay
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Committ ee on, Course of. Stu~:
C. H. Lindsay "
R. F. Kolb
J . W. Bishop
J . G. Gilchris~ ,
Committee on Building Repairs
and Improvements: '
H. C. 'AI,Iist;rong
R. F. Ligon
J . ,G. ,Gilchri13t
Committee ,of Vi sitors to
Experiment Station: .
:J . G: Gilchrist
R. F. Ligon
~ . C. Armstrong .
Library of the A & :1>r College
Auburn, Alabama :- June 12" '93
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. Execut ive Committee:
,J . Harralson
J . G' .. Gilchrist
H. C. Armstrong
R.F. Ligc:n .
The Board ' of Trustees of the A & ].I Coli~ge met in anm1Al se,ssion in the Library-of
the said College on the 12th day of June 189,3 at 10 o'clock a.m;
, On call~ .. the roll 'they vlere ' foumd 'to. be pres'ent: .' ius Exce;ne~c~ Thomas G. Jones,
Presiding; Mr . J . C. Rich, 1st Dist.1 I. F. Culver, 3rd D~st ,. ; , H. Clar Armstrong,
3::d Dist.; Wm. ~, 6th Dist . ; J. A. Bilbro, 7th ~~~t . f' Absent - Gilchri~, 2nd
D1st . j John Har~~son, 4th Dist.; R. F. Ligon, 5th D1st. ; C. C. Harris, Bth Dist.;
Duggar, 9th Dist. _ '
The presid~nt of th~ ppllege .made. report which was ,on motion ~f Mr." ~~o~
referred to a Committee consisting of Messrs. Bilbro, Culver, and Senan;
The., Trea:surer ,of the College ~de report which_ was . referred to a' Commi~tee consist-ing
.o!" Messrs. Ricb , Se~an, and Armstro~ ~ ,
I
On motion of 'Mr. Culver a Committee to prepare
Dr. Lupton, late Professor of Chemistry of 'j:.he
of Messrs. Culver, Rich, and ' Armstrong. .
sUitable merriaml on the death ot
Col.l ege, was appoL~ted con.s isting
'ADoPTED
, .
By Mr. Amstron~ - 'Resolved: . That the Degrees recommended by the Facu.lW be con­fer
red in accordance wit~ the _said recommendations. ,Adopted.
, .
By Mr. Armstrong - Resolv~d: ':~That the resolution or the Board of Trustees at the
annual session of 1892 which ,is in wprds as follows: .-flThat Assistants granted to
a department by the Board shall be appointed by the Faculty with the approval
of the President, upon nomination made by the officer in charge of such Department,
:and tI:e. appointment shall ,?e for one year, If be . amended so a~ :li0 re,ad as follows:
That all Ass1B~ts whose salaries do not , exceed five hundred dollars granted by
the Board of Trlistees' to' any Department in the · College shall be appointed bY the
Faculty upon noinination by the officer 'in charge of such Department, with the Appro-val
of the President, ' and that the appointJ,nent of" all Assistants shall be for One
year. . .. . . . \ .. ,.
On J!lOtio~ of Mr. Armstrong the Board adJ ounled, :unt~l 3 :00 0' clock P.M.
llbrary of the A &.' M t.. ollege, :Monday, . ,June 1'. 2th, 1893.
Board met pursuant' tC) adjourrunent. They. were present: His Excellency Thos. G;
Jones, Presiding; Messrs. Rich, Gilchrist, Culver, Annstrong, Senan, Bilbro; atld
Duggar. '
A communication was read by Mr. Armstrong from Mr. C. C. Harris expressing

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